Bishop Robert Yates leaves to cherish his precious memories: his children, Damiene Yates (Belinda) of O’Fallon, Illinois, Lashonda Austin of Centreville, Illinois and Tameka Biggs (Adrian) of Douglasville, Georgia; two brothers, Melvin Yates (Betty) of Cahokia, Illinois and Milton Yates of Belleville, Illinois; four sisters, Jessie Dawson of East St. Louis, Illinois. Barbara Levy (James) of Colorado State, Patricia Yates of Belleville, Illinois and Bernadine Harris of Belleville, Illinois and a host of nieces, nephews, cousin and friends.