Leisa Renee Yates, 59, of Quebeck, passed away Jan. 6, 2025, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Leisa was born June 2, 1965, in Sparta, to James Howard "Buck" and Frances Marylene Swack Yates. Leisa was well known for her many cashier jobs around White County, and she was always one to run the roads, too. She loved to cook and always wanted her family to have something that she had prepared. Many of her memories are captured in the many scrapbooks that she made. Leisa was a member of Doyle First Baptist Church. Her greatest love was her love for her family, especially that of her late son, James Levi West, who died Aug. 15, 2023.
In addition to Levi and her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Gantt.
Survivors include her sister, Diana Carter; brother, Rickey Yates; special cousin, Connie Spivey; nephews, Cameron Carter, Caleb Carter, James Yates, John Yates; nieces, Jill Dean, Brandee Gifford; great-niece, Alexis Dean; great-nephews, Trenton Dean, Christopher Leach; significant other, Jerry Wright; and numerous cousins, friends, and neighbors.
Graveside service was noon, Jan. 9, 2025, at Anderson Cemetery. Tim Judd officiated.
Cameron Carter, Caleb Carter, Michael Carter, James Yates, and John Yates were pallbearers.
Hunter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
