Ella Ruth Yardley, age 71, passed away on June 1, 2024, at her home in Birch Tree, Missouri. She was born on May 6, 1953, in Newton, Kansas, to James William Crawford and Esther LoRene (Gannon) Green.
She was united in marriage to Ervin Keith Felts on September 9, 1967, and to this union, two children were born, Sean Micheal and Shane Matthew. After they divorced in 1972, she was engaged to John Stoner, and they had one daughter, Sonja Marie. Later, Ella was married to Dennis Virgil Denton on November 26, 1976, and they divorced in 1981. on October 16, 1999, she married Richard Paul Yardley, and he passed away due to cancer on June 27, 2009.
Ella was preceded in death by her parents, James and Esther; her step-father, John Green; one son, Shane Matthew Felts; her husband, Ervin Felts; her fiancé, John Stoner; and husband, Richard Paul Yardley.
She is survived by her fiance, David Scott Maynard; her children, Sean Felts of Perryville, MO, Sonja Bradshaw and husband, Steve of Birch Tree, MO, and Jeff Pica of Birch Tree; daughter-in-law, Heather Felts; 14 grandchildren, Amber Felts, Brexton Felts, Ronsom Ducharme, Stephen Felts, Dixie Felts, Lashawne Felts, Zachary Felts, Joey, Felts, Kayla Felts (Kode Potts), Sandra Felts, Steven Bradshaw (Becky Sloan), Amber Underwood (Kenny), Kasey Bradshaw (Morgan Bashers), and Alyssa Bradshaw; 15 great-grandchildren; and many others who called her mom, as her door was always open.
Ella loved spending time with her family. She also enjoyed sewing and cooking.
Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Yarber Mortuary, Birch Tree, Missouri.
