Barbara Jo Evans, 84, of Chetopa, died at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at the Integris Baptist Medical Center in Miami, Oklahoma.
She was born May 28, 1928 in rural Columbus, Kansas to Barnet Hale and Finita (Harrison) Hale. She attended rural Cherokee county elementary schools and graduated from Columbus High School in 1945. She taught art classes in Chetopa and various places in Labette County through Labette Community College as well as assisting her husband in farming.
She enjoyed painting, sewing, embroidering, and cooking. She was a Four-H leader. She was a member of the "Aladdin Knights" club and enjoyed collecting Aladdin Lamps with her husband.
She was a member of the Melrose Methodist Church in Melrose, Kansas.
She and Arthur Robert Evans were married on June 2, 1945 in Chetopa. He preceded her in death on November 3, 2007.
Survivors:
One Daughter – Marcia Jo Evans - Chetopa
Four Grandchildren – Angela Evans, Lydia Evans, Dana Jo Johnson, Joe Wolfe
Five Great-grandchildren – Aidan Johnson, Payton Johnson, Robert Dalton Leal, Tiffani Jo Thompson, Baylee Michelle Mears
One Brother – Jim Hale and his wife Ruth - Columbus, Kansas
She was preceded in death by a son Robert Dean Evans on September 8, 2012, and two sisters, Linda Alsbaugh and Betty Rogers
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 7, 2013 at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will follow at the Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday.
Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Barbara Jo Evans, please visit our flower store.
She was born May 28, 1928 in rural Columbus, Kansas to Barnet Hale and Finita (Harrison) Hale. She attended rural Cherokee county elementary schools and graduated from Columbus High School in 1945. She taught art classes in Chetopa and various places in Labette County through Labette Community College as well as assisting her husband in farming.
She enjoyed painting, sewing, embroidering, and cooking. She was a Four-H leader. She was a member of the "Aladdin Knights" club and enjoyed collecting Aladdin Lamps with her husband.
She was a member of the Melrose Methodist Church in Melrose, Kansas.
She and Arthur Robert Evans were married on June 2, 1945 in Chetopa. He preceded her in death on November 3, 2007.
Survivors:
One Daughter – Marcia Jo Evans - Chetopa
Four Grandchildren – Angela Evans, Lydia Evans, Dana Jo Johnson, Joe Wolfe
Five Great-grandchildren – Aidan Johnson, Payton Johnson, Robert Dalton Leal, Tiffani Jo Thompson, Baylee Michelle Mears
One Brother – Jim Hale and his wife Ruth - Columbus, Kansas
She was preceded in death by a son Robert Dean Evans on September 8, 2012, and two sisters, Linda Alsbaugh and Betty Rogers
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 7, 2013 at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will follow at the Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday.
Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Barbara Jo Evans, please visit our flower store.
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