In Memoriam

Marine Lance Corporal Hatak Yuka Keyu Martin Yearby, 21, of Overbrook was killed in hostile action on May 14, 2006, in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Hatak was born March 11, 1985, in Lawton, the son of Justin and Mary Martin Yearby. A lifelong resident of Love County, Hatak graduated Marietta High School in 2003. While attending school he participated in football and weightlifting. He was also very involved in Native American cultural activities and was a member of the Upward Bound Program at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He and Lindsey Poythress were married February 10, 2006. Hatak joined the U.S. Marine Corps and was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force from the Marine Base at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, now deployed to the War on Terrorism/Operation Iraqi Freedom. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, poaching and spotlighting. Hatak was a member of Mariettas Eastside Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Lindsey Michelle Yearby of the home; father and mother, Justin and Mary Yearby of Overbrook; two sisters and brother-in-law, Samarrah Renae and Chris Bell of Marietta and Shema Yearby of Overbrook; grandmother, Rebecca Kingsbery of Tishomingo; a niece, Vegas Bell of Marietta; and a nephew, Teedeenae Yearby of Overbrook.