 Yonge died in Pensacola on August 9, 1934, and was buried there in St. Michael's cemetery

P. K. Yonge was designated a Great Floridian by the Florida Department of State in the Great Floridians 2000 Program.A plaque attesting to the honor is located at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (formerly the P.K.Yonge School), on Palafox Street in Pensacola.