THEODORE "TEDDY" TAYLOR YANDELL JR of Webster Groves, MO died November 7, 2017at the age of 69. He was a licensed funeral director of his father's business, Yandell Mortuary. He served numerous years in this position, establishing a second generation mortuary family legacy. He enrolled in Forest Park Community College's mortuary science program and was a member of the St. Louis Undertakers Association, Missouri Licensed Embalmers Association, St. Louis Gateway Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association, Missouri State Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association, National Funeral Directors and Mortician Association and the Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity, Inc. As an active member of these organizations, he served twice as president of the St. Louis Gateway Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association, and served several times in the capacity of president of the Missouri State Funeral Directors Association. He was presently serving as a member on the Education Commissioners Board of Directors of the NFD&MA.