Rev. John D. Yardlay Rev. John D. Yardlay, age 84, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2012 at the Caldwell House, Troy. He was born on October 11, 1927 in Galeton, PA, to the late David and Louise Welch Yardlay. His wife, Jane W. Saulter Yardlay, preceded him in death on July 31, 2006 after 58 years of marriage. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, James and Kimberly Yardlay of Troy; daughters and sons-in-law: Janet and Roger Griffieth of Troy, Jolene and Gary Kercher of Troy, Joanne Lewis of Wheaton, Illinois, and Jennifer and Darrin Brumbaugh of Rossburg, Ohio; sister Helen Kosa of Ulysses, PA; fourteen grandchildren: David, Deborah, Daniel, and Diana Griffieth, Chris Harshbarger, Krista Glenn and Gary Kercher Jr., Julia Stokes, Alex Lewis, Chabree Yardlay Grove, Mara Gilliott, Erica Bashore, Ashlee Fletcher, and Jordan Brumbaugh; along with seventeen great-grandchildren: Jack, Maxwell, Cecilia, Patience and Calvin Griffieth, Addilynn and Callie Grove, Seth and Delilah Gilliott, Dawn Gregg, Logan Markstrom, Bailee Glenn, Briannah, Eliya and Lydia Harshabarger and Caleb Noll. In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Natalie Chenelle Yardlay; one son-in-law, Franklin Edward Lewis; and one sister, Izzy Gibson. Rev. Yardlay was a US Army veteran serving in WWII. He served as pastor with Mt. Echo Bible Mission, Humphery, N.Y., Breedtown Baptist Church in Titusville, Pennsylvania, Ithaca Baptist Church in Michigan, Independent Baptist Church in North Jackson, Ohio, Grace Baptist Church in Troy, Ohio, Stillwater Community Church in Covington, Ohio, Lena Baptist Church in Conover Ohio, and as deacon and teacher at First Baptist Church in Troy, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 10:30am on Friday, September 21, 2012 at First Baptist Church, Troy, with Pastors Dale Christian and David Griffieth officiating. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Troy. Friends may call from 4-8pm on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, Ohio 45373 and Michael Youssef's Ministry-Leading the Way, P.O. Box 20100, Atlanta, GA 30325. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.