Mr. William “Bos” Harding Yates Jr., age 63, of Mount Airy, passed away on, Sunday, December 12, 2010 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born in Forsyth County on March 4, 1947 to the late William H. and Opal Swain Yates.Mr. Yates is survived by one brother and sister-in-law, Danny and Jean Yates of Southport, NC; two sisters and brother-in-law, Pam (Randy) Edwards of Pilot Mountain and Sandra Swift of Winston-Salem; two nieces, Kimberly Ivey and Kelly Edwards; one nephew, Dale Edwards; and one great-nephew, Caleb Gray. Special aunts, Marshall Tyler and Myrtle Truesdale, along with a host of other family and friends, not forgotten.Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Cox-Funeral Chapel at 2:00 P.M with Rev. Zane Fishel officiating with a private graveside service to follow in the Marshall Baptist church cemetery on Old Rural Hall Road, Winston-Salem, NC. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.The family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the staff of Village Care of King and special thanks to the nurses and staff of Forsyth Hospital Select Specialty Staff. Cox-Needham Funeral Home of Pilot Mountain (www.coxneedham.com, www.coxneedham/facebook.com) is respectfully serving the Yates family.