William H Yeager Jr

William “Bill” Howard Yeager Jr. age 81 died peacefully at home surrounded by family on April 22, 2021 in Baton Rouge, LA of congestive heart failure under hospice care. He was known as Bub by his sisters, Dad by his son, Daddy by daughters, Drenny by his grands and greats, stubborn old coot and love of my life by his devoted wife. He was a rock solid, good hearted man dearly loved by his family.

He is preceded in death by his oldest daughter Camilla “Cammy” Yeager Gonzales of Albuquerque, NM, and his parents William H. Yeager, Sr. and Georga Stuart Yeager of Artesia, NM. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Joslyn Mouch Yeager and ex-wife of 22 years Billie Stubbs Holloway the mother of his children Cammy, Timothy “Tim” Yeager, and Barbara Yeager Hogue; grandchildren Stacy Yeager, Rachel Gonzales, Michael, Nicholas, Melissa and Thomas Hogue; great-grandchildren Austin, Brent and Zane Newland, Makayla, Billie, and McKinna Hogue, AJ and Jasper Gonzales. He is also survived by his two younger sisters Patricia “Katy” Yeager Senoo of Scottsdale, AZ and Judy Yeager Chapman of Lubbock, TX, sister-in-law Michelle Mouch Duvall and many nieces and nephews.

Bill was born in Roswell, New Mexico and started playing the tuba with his hometown high school band in Artesia. After attending New Mexico University for a year, he served in the National Guard Reserves while working as a radio disc jockey at KLOS in Albuquerque.

At age 22, he moved the family to Casper, Wyoming. Bill’s career was a long one after leaving KATI radio in 1963. He worked both radio and television in Albuquerque, KGGM, Tucson, KHOS and lastly a number of years (1981-1990) at WDSU TV-6 in New Orleans where he was the “Good News” reporter interviewing musicians, artists, movie, theater and everyday people. He finished his career in broadcasting for the last 15-years, running Metroscan Traffic Service providing traffic reports for the radio stations in New Orleans.

Bill Yeager has always been involved with music, he played with the Casper Symphony, the Albuquerque Symphony (now the New Mexico Symphony), Bud Fisher’s Band, the Santa Fe Opera, the New Orleans Municipal Band, and 37 years with the Andrew Hall’s Society Brass Band in New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina he retired and moved to Baton Rouge, LA.

Memorial Mass at St. Alphonsus Catholic church at 11 am on Friday, April 30, 2021 in Baton Rouge. Private burial at St. John the Baptist in Brusly. Please post condolences on www.greenoaksfunerals.com