Paul Devon Yoder, 76, Brookston, died Friday, April 18, at 4:05 p.m. in St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Lafayette.

He was born November 4, 1926, in Goshen to Paul and Olive Kalb Yoder. He married Maxine Wagner, June 20, 1948, in St. James Lutheran Church, Reynolds. She survives.

He was a 1944 graduate of Brookston High School and a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, who served in the Philippines.

He was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Delphi and retired in 1989. He moved from Delphi to Brookston in 1989.

He was a member of the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, Monticello, where he was an elder.

He was a former member of the Delphi American Legion and a former member of the Delphi Lions Club.

Surviving with his wife are sons Gary (Ginny) Yoder of Flora; Dan (Susan) Yoder of Indianapolis and Rick (Connie) Yoder of Brookston; daughter, Diana (Lester) Klopenstein of Rockfield; brothers, Donald (Lois) Yoder of Brookston, Dean (Lu) Yoder of Kokomo, Dane (Beatrice) Yoder of Dayton and Denny (Betty) Yoder of Sacramento, Calif; 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

A sister, Eloise Lucas is deceased.

Services were held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, Monticello with Pastor William Parsons officiating. Hartzler Funeral Home, Brookston, was in charge of arrangements.

Burial was in St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Reynolds.

Memorials may be given to the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, Monticello.