Debra Sue Yates, 60 of Scott City died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born September 11, 1954 in Sikeston, MO to Wilburn Logan and Estella Marie Mitts Stovall. She married Kelly Lance Yates on Sept. 30, 2006 in New Hamburg, MO. He preceded her in death on November 27, 2010. She was a loan officer for Ferrell Mobile Homes in Benton, MO and a member of Unity Baptist Church in Benton. She is survived by a son, Billy Hoskins of Scott City; two daughters, Shawna Schmitt of Scott City and Debra (Todd) Phillips of Oran; five grandchildren, Allison, Emily, Gage and Kara Phillips and Josh Schmitt; five sisters, Faye Sandusky, Patsy Pickett and Liz Abernathy all of Jackson, Sandra Freeman of Springfield, IL and Marilyn Brewer of Cape Girardeau. She was also preceded in death by a brother and three sisters. Visitation will from 11:00 AM until the time of service on Friday at the Unity Baptist Church in Benton, MO. Funeral Service will be at 1:00 PM on Friday at the church with Rev. Dennis Lowe officiating. Burial will be in Unity Baptist Cemetery in Benton.