Mrs. Nancy Belle (Stellwagen) Yates, age 77 of Mayfield, KY passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY. Born Monday, October 16, 1939 in Lansing, MI, she was the daughter of the late George Stellwagen and the late Louise (Newcomb) Stellwagen. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Brighton Weslyan Church, Brighton MI. Surviving are two daughters, Sarah Yates of Frankfort, KY and Kathleen McElwayne of Mayfield, KY, sister, Susie Park of Howell, MI; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Franklin Yates, one brother, Michael Stellwagen and one sister, Sharon Hurlimann. Memorial services will be held Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Collier Funeral Home, Benton, KY. Rev. Richard K. Dowdy officiating. Inurnment will follow at a later date in the McKendree Cemetery, Mayfield, KY. Friends may visit with the family between the hours of 12:00 noon until the service hour at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at the Collier Funeral Home, 211 West 5th St., Benton, KY 42025.