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David Kraftt Yancey, age 80, of Alexandria & Buckingham, passed away unexpectedly due to heart complications, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Louisa County, VA. He was the youngest of 2 born to Thomas VanDervurse & Grace Katherine (Bender) Yancey and grew up in Alexandria.
He was very well-known in the Northern Virginia & Buckingham areas (perhaps others). He was a man of integrity, a man of his word. He was a hard worker, loved his family, friends, farming, firearms & freedom. For several years he participated in various aspects of New Orleans Mardi Gras, including riding on floats, attending banquets, assisting in the background, and more.
He retired from TJ Fannons after 45 ½ years. He delivered oil & serviced in HVAC. Before then, he worked as a mechanic, tow truck driver, volunteer first responder, and in other areas. He had a few hobbies including hunting & racing (in his younger days), etc., and usually had a story to tell for just about everything.
He leaves behind his daughter, Nadine & son-in-law Peter Grinnell; His grandson, Merlin Jason Yancey; 2 sisters-in-law, Jane (Stan) Kesler & family in Texas & Margie (Cary) Steele in Florida & their surviving son, Alan in Virginia; 2 nephews, Tom (Judy) & Sean (Bobbie) Delach & family; along with numerous cousins, friends, and loved ones.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 50 years, Nelda (Wood) Yancey; his father, Thomas; his mother, Grace; his sister, Sheila Hunter, his niece Wanda Kesler; his nephew John Steele; and several aunts, uncles & cousins.
Celebration of Life Services will begin on Thursday, May 4, 2023, from 6-8pm and at 11am on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Cunningham Turch Funeral Home, located at 811 Cameron St, Alexandria, VA 22314. Graveside Service will be at 2pm at Toms Brook Cemetery in Toms Brook, VA 22660.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks to consider making donations to one (or each) of the following: The American Heart Association, The American Stroke Association, Conquer Chiari (i.e., C&S Patient Education Foundation).
811 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
05/04/2023
6:00pm - 8:00pm
My sincere condolences to Dave’s family & friends. Dave was a long time VCDL member, 2A supporter and a friend.
He will be missed!
Worked with Yancey a long time . He was a great person to work with and a friend , He will be missed RiP Yancey!
I worked with David for more then 30 years. I considered him a friend. My heart goes out to his family. He will be missed
David, You were a great friend and are so missed here In Arvonia, Jack and I haven’t been the same since you left us, you were a man of your word and always doing something wether it was for you or lending a hand to others ,We looked forward to you coming by and talking for hours on our deck, You always had great stories and lots knowledge and always thinking about how to make things easier,Even our dogs miss you,Thank you for being a great friend and teaching me things I never knew,We will carry on and help out Jason he’s always just as welcomed as you were,We miss you but knowing your back with your wife and suffer no more, Please watch over us ,it’s going to take a long time to get over you being gone ❤️Thank you for everything and for being a stand up True friend, Forever in our hearts and thoughts 🙏 Sorry we couldn’t make it up to pay our respects, you know about our untrusting vehicle issue, Fly high and shine bright
Our sincere condolences to David’s family, and especially to Nadine, Pete and Jason. David and Nelda were our neighbors for over 25 years and was always willing to lend a helping hand and generous with his time when it came to repairing anything. David always kept a light on in the window and we took comfort in knowing that he and Nelda were looking out for the neighbors on the street, and us for them.
David was always friendly and enjoyed sharing stories from his youth including fixing up vehicles, the adventures he had drag racing, interesting jobs when still at Fannon’s, or projects around the house. He would light up when talking about how he met Nelda, and working extra jobs to save up for their home on East Mason, but most of all, David enjoyed talking about the farm, his many friends and neighbors in Buckingham, and the nuanced capabilities of the front-loader, multiple tractors and mowers. Dave could fix anything or knew someone who could and would help.
During the time that he was still working, David would look forward to visiting New Orleans for Mardi Gras and would bring our girls bags of colorful beads from the float parades and stories from his travels.
David will be missed and fondly remembered by our family.
My most sincere condolences to Nadine and Jason. My family and your family have been neighbors for over 40 years and having conversations with Mr David will be missed. I pray that your fond memories of him will be your comfort.
I knew David. I don’t remember a whole lot about him but we were friends in Alexandria
My heartfelt condolences to Dave’s family.I worked with Dave at Fannon in years past, and was his friend.I moved out of the area, but we kept in touch. I will miss talking to him.Dave was very knowledgeable about a lot of things.We joked around a lot too.He was a good man. God Bless Dave’s family, and may the Lord give you his peace to comfort you all for your loss. with sympathy, kevin little
SO SORRY FOR YOUR UNTIMELY LOSS OF DAVID. HE’LL BE MISSED BY MANY. HE WAS AWESOME TO BE AROUND WOULD TEACH YOU WHAT EVER HE COULD. HELP IN ANYWAY HE COULD. LATER FOR NOW MY FRIEND SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE.
To the family and David. David you were always my best friend. After 40 years of friendship please rest in comfort knowing that everything will be done as you wanted. Thank you for everything my friend.
To Nadine and Jason. It will be hard not having him around, but keep trusting that he will be right on your shoulder helping you along.
God Bless all of you.