Background
Yates, Isabel Mccants was born on October 1, 1924 in Winnsboro, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Charles Spencer and Isabel Elliott (Gooding) McCants.
Yates, Isabel Mccants was born on October 1, 1924 in Winnsboro, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Charles Spencer and Isabel Elliott (Gooding) McCants.
Bachelor, University of Southern California, 1944; Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1945; postgraduate, U. Kentucky, 1964-1978.
English teacher, Spartanburg (South Carolina.) H.S., 1945-1946; English instructor, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1946-1948; English instructor, Newberry (South Carolina.) College, 1948-1949; partner retail dress shop, Track Two, Midway, Kentucky, 1973-1978; secretary, partner, Merit Tours and Convention Planning, Lexington, Kentucky, 1981-1990; 4th district county member, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, since 1992; vice mayor, since 1998.
Board vice chairman Lexington Philharmonic Society, 1974-1975. Board chairman Environmental Commission, Lexington, 1980-1982, Lexington Directions, 1985-1987, Arts and Heritage Festival, Lexington, 1989-1990, University Kentucky Center on Aging Foundation, Lexington, 1989-1992. Vice president National American Mothers, Inc., American Mothers, Inc., Waldorf Astoria, New York, 1989-1991.
Chair development council Midway (Kentucky) College, 1991-1993. Member Kentucky Educational television (advisory board), Lexington Junior League (advisory board), Lexington Arts and Cultural Council (co-chair fund raising 1992-1995, Apollo award 1997), Friends of McConnell Springs (member, founder, board chair 1993-1996), New Century Lexington (board member 1995-1996).
Married Eugene Wilson Yates, June 30, 1948. Children: Eugene W., Mackie Yates Hempel, Carolyn Yates Cunningham, Elliott Glenn.