Yvonne Pittman Thaggard, age 89, lifelong resident of Electra, Texas, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021, at her residence.

Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 19, 2021, at Aulds Funeral Home of Electra with Ryan Vanderland, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Electra, officiating. Interment will follow in Electra Memorial Park under the direction of Aulds Funeral Home of Electra.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. July 18, 2021 at Aulds Funeral Home of Electra.

Yvonne was born January 7, 1932 in Electra, Texas to the late Roy Almond Pittman and Clara Bell Caldwell Maney.  She was a 1950 graduate of Electra High School and then attended Draughon's Business College.

She married her high school sweetheart and love of her life, Joe Thaggard, on November 23, 1951 in Santa Anna, California.  He preceded her in death on December 18, 2017.

She was the co-owner and operator of Joe's Food Store in Electra.  She also was a substitute teacher for Electra ISD for many years and worked as a telephone operator in Electra.  She was a member of First Baptist Church and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Yvonne loved playing bridge, working in her yard, gardening, and traveling, especially her casino trips.

Survivors include two sons, Billy Thaggard and wife, Adrienne of McKinney and Joe Thaggard and wife, Julie of Altus, Oklahoma; one daughter, Jill Hogue and husband, Scott of Electra; eight grandchildren, Brandt Thaggard and wife, Brecon, Meghan Loyd and husband, David, Joe Thaggard, Jr. and wife, Cheyenne, River Thaggard, Zachary Thaggard, Heidi Popham and husband, Jake, Bryce Hogue and wife, Meredith, and Brady Hogue and wife, Kristen; ten great-grandchildren, Hayden and Brooks Thaggard, Presley and Paige Thaggard, Slade, Lyndie and Maci Popham, James and Hannah Loyd and Collins Hogue; and numerous friends.

The family suggests memorials to First Baptist Church, 406 West Garrison, Electra, Texas 76360 or the Electra Senior Citizen Center, 503 West Michigan, Electra, Texas 76360.