Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Evans, Verla (Adkisson) February 5, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com April 6, 2006, 11:58 am The Dalles Chronicle, February 16, 2005 Verla (Adkisson) Evans, 83, died in Kenmore, Wash. on Feb. 5, 2005. She was born on Sept. 25, 1921, in The Dalles, the youngest of five children. Her brothers and sisters were Neva, Loren, Verona and Gene. She graduated from The Dalles High School in 1939 and married her high school sweetheart James L. Evans in 1942 just before he shipped out for overseas duty in World War II. They were married for more than 58 years before his death in 2000. She was a member of Renton Lutheran Church for more than 30 years. She enjoyed working in the yard, decorating her home, cookies and ice cream. She is survived by three children; Steve Evans, Holly Smith and Rob Evans; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Verona; and a brother, Gene. Memorial services were held in Bellevue, Wash., on Feb. 12. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/e/evans946gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb