Aleese Colclough Yancey

DURHAM Mrs. Aleese Colclough Yancey, 90, of Durham, died on Sunday, June 24, 2012.Mrs. Yancey was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the daughter of the late Grover Cleve Colclough and Eva Lynam Colclough. She retired after 43 years from Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance. She was an active member of Bethesda Baptist Church for over 80 years, where she was a choir member and taught Sunday School for children and adults. She loved the outdoors, working in her garden, caring for her dogs and playing the piano and singing. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wiley F. Yancey Jr. and a sister, Mary Frances Colclough.She is survived by her son, Grover Fielding Yancey who was the joy of her life, his wife, Kathleen both of High Point and her sister, Hazel C. Tyson of Durham. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Hudson Funeral Chapel, officiated by Rev. Katie Crowe. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m., before the service, at Hudson Funeral Home.She will be remembered for her love of family, friends and church, for her kindness, patience and energetic spirit. We will miss her warm smile and open heart.