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Dakota Jay Yoder, age 10, of Centreville, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, from injuries received in a four-wheeler accident. Dakota was born March 12, 2004, a son to Vernon and Naomi (Yoder) Yoder. Dakota attended Nottawa Christian Schools, where he was in fifth grade. He also attended Pilgrim Fellowship Church in Nottawa, where he enjoyed going to Sunday school.
He enjoyed helping on the family farm and loved being outdoors, hunting and trapping.
He is survived by his parents, Vern and Naomi Yoder of Centreville; two brothers, Zachary and Jamison Yoder, both at home; grandparents, Raymond and Edith Yoder of Centreville and Wilbur A. Yoder of Mendon; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
The family will receive relatives and friends from 1-4 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Calvary Chapel in Sturgis. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, at Calvary Chapel, with Pastors Norman Yoder, John David Yoder, Paul Yoder, Jon Yoder and Delbert Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Pilgrim Fellowship Cemetery in Nottawa.
The family was assisted by Schipper Funeral Home in Colon.
