THOMAS FREDERICK YONKER died on Oct. 18, 1959 and
was the son of Helen Catherine Cleary & Fritz Yonker
(superintendent of Lone Star Gas until he retired). He
brought his family to Ranger, TX from Bartlesville, OK,
via New York & Pennsylvania. Thomas attended Ranger
High School in the Class of 1925. Tom's siblings were
Ester Yonker (RHS-1923, who married Samuel Lawrence
Kirkpatrick), Frederick Yonker (RHS-1932), Margaret
Yonker (RHS-1931) and Mary Alice Yonker (RHS-1934) and
Jeanette Yonker (RHS-1929).
He married Moselle Edith Thompson and they had three
children, two daughters, Catherine Sue (later, Roberts)
(RHS-1942), and Margaret Mary "Peggy" Andrus, both born
in Ranger and a son, Tommy.
In a yearbook it is written about Tom that "Tom is
Ranger's most beloved football star. He is the best
defensive man on the team and his punts won him the
name of "Trusty Toe." Tom's passes as well as his
carrying of the ball are the best of the team. Our
honorable ex-captain was mentioned for an All-State
man.