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Youree was a member of the First [[Methodist]] Church of Shreveport. His home on Fairfield Avenue, called "Youreeka," was a Shreveport showplace for many years. <ref name=bio/>
Youree was a member of the First [[Methodist]] Church of Shreveport. His home on Fairfield Avenue, called "Youreeka," was a Shreveport showplace for many years. <ref name=bio/>
He and his wife were interred at the Scottsville/Youree Cemetery in Scottsville, Texas. The cemetery is known for its replica of the acclaimed ''Weeping Angel'' or ''Angel of Grief'' statue, originally built by the Yourees to honor the grave of their son, William Scott Youree, who was killed in [[Monterrey]], [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Scottsville-Texas-and-Scottsville-Cemetery.htm|title=Scottsville, Texas and Scottsville Cemetery|publisher=texasescapes.com|accessdate=September 24, 2020}}</ref>
He and his wife were interred at the Scottsville/Youree Cemetery in Scottsville, Texas. The cemetery is known for its replica of the acclaimed ''Weeping Angel'' or ''Angel of Grief'' statue, originally built by the Yourees to honor the grave of their son, William Scott Youree, who was killed in Monterrey, [[Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Scottsville-Texas-and-Scottsville-Cemetery.htm|title=Scottsville, Texas and Scottsville Cemetery|publisher=texasescapes.com|accessdate=September 24, 2020}}</ref>
===Honors===
===Honors===