Unatha Fern Beatty Yates, 90, of Waco passed away Monday, January 5, 2009 at a local nursing home. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 9 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Sansom officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Yates was born June 9, 1918 in Hillsboro, TX to Charlie Claude and Beulah Agnes (Hood) Cantrell. She was very instrumental in organizing and platen the water districts for the City of Bellmead. She spent numerous years on the Bellmead City Council and was a former Mayor. She was also a member of Sparks Memorial Methodist Church. Mrs. Yates was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband Jack Beatty on August 14, 1983 and two sisters Lurline Pringle and Norita Seaman. Survivors include her husband Hugh Yates of Waco, daughter Jackie Taylor and husband Freddie of Fort Worth, step son Charles Beatty and wife Frances of Waco, 5 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.