Howard Branson Yonce went to be with his Lord on May 17, 2020 peacefully in his sleep at his home in McKinney, Texas. He was born the son of and preceded by Howard Branson Yonce, Sr. and Helen Wingate Yonce of Rock Hill, South Carolina. Howard was a faithful husband for over 35 years to Janice Yonce and loving father to Eric and Matthew Yonce as well as stepfather to Brad Boklage and Craig Boklage.
He was a proud grandfather to Kayla Houser, Blake Boklage and Beau Boklage. He was of strong faith and loved the Lord as he was a devoted member of the Grace Fellowship Church of McKinney, Texas and he had a special place in his heart for Pastor Kirk Taylor. Howard spent his life trying to help as many people as he could through endless charitable work. Proudly known as “HoHo”, his work through Plano Santas brought so much joy to families and children in need, but more importantly created Christmas for so many families who would otherwise not have it. Howard was a kind hearted man who loved to help and encourage all those around him and he had a keen ability to create community wherever he went. He focused much of his life to helping children whether it be through his dedicated years of teaching Sunday school or simply putting a smile on a child’s face when handing out a candy cane.
He had an infectious sense of humor that he transferred to all he touched. He loved pranks and played them religiously on coworkers, friends and family. Howard loved playing golf and was known to sneak out of the office in early afternoons to carry out “meetings.”
Howard is survived by his wife, Janice Yonce, sons Eric and Matthew Yonce of Los Angeles, California and stepsons Brad Boklage of Frisco, Texas and Craig Boklage of Austin, Texas.
In support of our local, state, and federal govt including CDC directives and to protect the physical health, safety and well-being of our community, the service will be restricted to immediate family.
The service will also be video recorded and will be available following the service on https://facebook.com/TurrentineJacksonMorrow page.
Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book and share memories and expressions of sympathy on the memorial page at the link below: https://www.forevermissed.com/howardhoho-branson-yonce
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial donations be made to Plano Santas at the following link: https://planosantas.com/
Youtube link for Photos slide tribute https://youtu.be/5nXcrzCTwUw
Youtube link for Service https://youtu.be/AR7ca8dnHJk