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Evelyn continued to live there Evelyn has two daughters,
independently until she was 96 four grandchildren, 12 great-

the cows. During harvest, she years old, driving to church on grandchildren, and 15 great-great
grandchildren who all love and
hauled cotton trailers to the gin and Sundays and going to United for adore her and want to pattern their
groceries. She always kept busy,
helped out with whatever needed keeping her home perfect, both lives after hers. During her 100th
to be done. Having a neat and clean inside and out. After breaking a birthday party, she was asked
home was very important to Evelyn, leg at 96, going through surgery for any advice she might want to
and not only did she keep it that successfully, and then rehab, only pass along. Her words were, “Be
way, she also had quite a green to be released and have the same yourself, and do the right thing.”
thumb in both the vegetable and thing happen again, she decided Wouldn’t the world be a better
flower gardens around the home.
she’d be better off in an assisted place if everyone adopted that
W.O. and Evelyn were charter living facility, and that is where she philosophy? That is what 100 years
members of Wolfforth Methodist now resides. Being visited by her looks like, and it’s still going strong!
Church and attended there for over daughters daily and family weekly
50 years. They were very active has been a blessing.
in their kids’ lives and could be
counted on to be in attendance for
whatever school event or game
was taking place. Family picnics
to McKenzie Park after church on
Sunday was a common occurrence. RENEE' TAYLOR
realtor
Being very astute and careful with 806.786.8787 FIND
their income allowed W.O. and reneetaylor@exitlubbock.com
Evelyn to have a comfortable life, www.exitlubbock.com YOUR
which included travel all across the
U.S. and even to Europe. Although HOME IN
retirement was already being LUBBOCK,
considered, a farming accident
hastened the decision, and W.O. and TEXAS
Evelyn decided to move “into town”
and did so to a house that W.O.
completely designed and oversaw
during its construction. It was where
they both lived until his death
in 2001. Although in otherwise
perfect health, a complication after
pneumonia took his life.

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