Obituary of YUELL CANIDA

Yuell Orville Canida Born: Dec. 6, 1941 to Orville and Ruby Canida in Russelleville, Alabama Died: May 1, 2013 in Tulsa, Ok. Preceded in death by his parents Orville and Ruby Canida and son Donny Canida Survived by his wife, Linda of the home. 4 Sons: Curtis and wife Carolyn, Ellis and wife Crystal, Quinton and Max. 2 Step-sons: James and wife Katie and Billy and wife Joline. Brother Paul and wife Linda. 21 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Plus a host of friends. Yuell was a lifetime Welder and was very good at his job. If any of the boys wanted to learn how to weld he taught them how. He was good enough at teaching welding to them, that 1 son and 1 step-son have taken up the trade and now have welding careers. He loved buying old cars and restoring them to resale. He was also an avid race fan. In his younger days he loved a good drag race, whether it was at the Tulsa Drag strip or on a clear strait away on the street or hiway. When it came to building something though there was 2 ways to do it, you had Yuell's way or Yuell's way. Take your choice. Many of the boys swore after finishing a project they would never help him again. That was until the next project came up. He loved camping with the family and fishing. He would fish on the riverbanks, in a boat on the lake or his favorite, shark fishing out in the gulf. His oldest grandson said I remember when me and Billy were little and grandpa would give us little 3 ft. fishing poles and send us across the yard to the little pond in the front yard while he was watching us from his chair, he would say you boys go down there and catch us some crappy for dinner. We grabbed our poles and walked the 40 yards to the pond and say "we gotta get Papa some crappy." Then they both looked at each other because they didn't know what crappy was. I guess he got me started on my love of fishing. That same grandson said the one thing he would always remember about his grandpa was if he liked you, you knew it. And if he didn't he wasn't afraid to tell you to your face and why. Has anyone here ever gone on a trip or vacation with Yuell? Well, here's how it was. You better buy some Depends before leaving. That man never stopped unless he needed to fill up the car, or his coffee thermos. He'd say pack a bag we're going to Alabama to see the Kin folk. He'd drive all night, get there in time for breakfast. Eat with the Aunt and Uncle visit for a couple of hours and say well we're going to head back home. We never even got the bags out of the car. There have been a few times when he would drive to Tuskaloosa, pick up his cousin then turn around and bring the cousin back home for a visit and take him back next week. Just a quick overnight down and back trip like some would if going to OKC to pick someone up. The biggest thing that will remain with all of us is he loved his family. He would do anything for them and protect them at all cost. Having visits from his kids and grandkids meant everything to him. He will be missed.