Longtime COURIER reporter Pat Yarborough died Wednesday, March 18 at Pilgrim Place Health Services. She was 80.

Ms. Yarborough began her career with the COURIER in 1983 as a reporter covering sports and education, and writing obituaries. She retired in 2005 but remained on staff as a reporter-at-large, filling in for a vacationing reporter and writing obituaries at the personal request of Claremont families.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 4 at 1 p.m. at the Claremont Presbyterian Church, 1111 N. Mountain Ave.

A full account of Ms. Yarborough’s life will appear in a future edition of the COURIER.