Winifred "Winnie" Elma (Barrett) Yordy

Winifred (Winnie) Yordy passed away on March 8, 2025.  She was born March 16,1933 in Warsaw, New York.

Winnie was predeceased by her mother, Elma La-France and husband, John Yordy.

Survivors include her stepson, Frank Little of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania; nieces, Patricia (husband, Tom) Wilcox of Franklin, NC, Kathleen (husband, Joe) Hansen of Florida and Susan (husband, John) Zelenak of Estero, Florida.

Winnie also leaves many great-nieces and nephews as well as great-great nieces and nephews.

She received a BS from State University of New York at Oswego, and a MS from S.U. of New York at Brockport.

She taught for 43 years, most of those years she taught at Ft. Myers Beach Elementary at Ft. Myers Beach, Florida.

She was greatly loved by her students, as she truly loved them too.  She kept in touch with well over 100 of them of Facebook during her final years.

A Celebration of Life Service will take place at Bryant-Grant Funeral Home on March 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Appalachian Animal Rescue Center, 851 Lake Emory Road, Franklin,NC.

Online condolences may be made at www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.com.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home and Crematory is honored to serve the Yordy family.