Edith Todd Yancey Evans, 60, of Fort Washington died Nov. 30, 2007.
Born Oct. 5, 1947, in Philadelphia, Mrs. Evans was born to the late Mary and Melville Yancey. She was the second in a family of five children. When she was a little girl she sang in German at churches in her hometown of Harrisburg, Pa. As a teenager, she won a dance contest sponsored by a television dance show. While in high school, one of her poems was published in a national literary magazine.
Mrs. Evans was also a member of the Harrisburg chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and attended national conferences as a youth delegate.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in 1970 from Knoxville College and a master’s degree from Trinity College in 1985. As a student at Knoxville College, she met and married Wenfra Evans. They were married for 38 years. Mrs. Evans and her husband shared a great love maturing together from college and through retirement.
The couple had one son, Shaun Evans.
Since their retirement, they spent several years enjoying one another. They went fishing, attended the movies and took weekly trips to their favorite shopping locales in Waldorf.
They often were substitute teachers at the same school, enabling them to continue to share their passion for teaching and helping young people.
Prior to retirement, Mrs. Evans was employed as a teacher in the Washington, D.C., public schools for 32 years, having taught at Simon Elementary School for more than 30 years and also at Brightwood Elementary School, from where she retired.
From the beginning of her teaching career, she was active as a Girl Scout leader and a den mother for the Cub Scouts.
As part of her official duties as a teacher, Mrs. Evans accepted the responsibility as a liaison to the American Red Cross. Her interaction with the American Red Cross broadened the horizons of the students she mentored. Her students visited and benefited from relationships with embassies and other cultural organizations throughout Washington, D.C.
To further enhance her students’ learning experience, Mrs. Evans established a relationship with the Saudi Arabian embassy.
Another aspect of her caring nature was her concern for those whom she taught. Whatever a child needed, whether it was clothing, discipline or tough love, Mrs. Evans met that need.
In 2002, Mrs. Evans’ talents and creativity were recognized by the Scottish Rite Masons of Washington, D.C., when she received the Scottish Rite Elementary Educator Award in recognition of outstanding service to the D.C. public school system.
Mrs. Evans’ light shone over the Fort Foote Baptist Church missionary program in Fort Washington. Her missionary work encompassed local and international venues. Her skills at organizing and broadening people’s horizons developed more significantly through her missionary work at Fort Foote.
Mrs. Evans contributed to the Fort Foote Baptist missionary goals. She was instrumental in the coordination and implementation of the Fort Foote Baptist Church international missions trips to Mbale, Uganda; Nairobi, Kenya; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Kingston, Jamaica; and New Orleans.
Mrs. Evans also loved to develop local missions programs. Some of her favorites included the D Street Shelter missions program and the Fort Foote Baptist Red Cross missions program.
Mrs. Evans was a Christian woman whose belief in Jesus Christ and faith in God maintained her and became a central focus for her life.
As a young girl she was a member of Capital Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg. As a newlywed, she moved to Washington, D.C., and became an active member of Covenant Baptist Church, and then Fort Foote Baptist Church. Both at Covenant and Fort Foote, Mrs. Evans took an interest in youth activities and missionary work.
She was a master communicator and negotiator.
Her personality attracted people, making them a part of her circle of friends. Her openness, wit and sense of humor endeared her. She was often sought after to serve as mistress of ceremonies.
Mrs. Evans was also interested in developing her creative talents; one of her pastimes was flower arranging. She provided arrangements for hundreds of weddings and other events. Her clients included family, friends, religious and social organizations. In addition to floral arrangements, Mrs. Evans created novelty curio gifts under the name of ‘‘Pretty Bears in a Chair.”
Mrs. Evans’ reliance on God allowed her to live victoriously, overcoming bipolar disorder. She was an essential person and responsible leader in the many communities that she touched. Her life’s accomplishments are an example that disabilities need not constrain the ability to live life to its fullest.
Mrs. Evans is survived by her husband; son, Shaun; daughter-in-law, Trina Evans; sisters Judith Gibson, Joanna Moore, Meredith Harrison and her husband, Darryl; nieces and nephews, Wayne and Jonica Gibson, Anita Gibson, Kevin Moore, Kyle Yancey, Mariah Yancey, Reese and Avery Gibson; uncle, Fred T. Johnson; cousins Cheryl Johnson, Eric Johnson, Todd Johnson, Laura Murray, Sally Ann Ross, Meritt Burnett, Mary Louise Blakemore, Ardis and Mike Ogletree, Orlando, LaVerne, and Ronald Yancey; and the Evans family, Louise Evans, Gregg and Jane Evans, Carol Evans, Barbara Evans, James Evans, Michael Evans, Julie Evans, Kendall Evans, Courtney Evans; and other of relatives and friends.
Prayers will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Dec. 7 at Fort Foote Baptist Church, Fort Washington.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross.
Arrangements are being handled by Thornton Funeral Home, Pomonkey.
Born Oct. 5, 1947, in Philadelphia, Mrs. Evans was born to the late Mary and Melville Yancey. She was the second in a family of five children. When she was a little girl she sang in German at churches in her hometown of Harrisburg, Pa. As a teenager, she won a dance contest sponsored by a television dance show. While in high school, one of her poems was published in a national literary magazine.
Mrs. Evans was also a member of the Harrisburg chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and attended national conferences as a youth delegate.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in 1970 from Knoxville College and a master’s degree from Trinity College in 1985. As a student at Knoxville College, she met and married Wenfra Evans. They were married for 38 years. Mrs. Evans and her husband shared a great love maturing together from college and through retirement.
The couple had one son, Shaun Evans.
Since their retirement, they spent several years enjoying one another. They went fishing, attended the movies and took weekly trips to their favorite shopping locales in Waldorf.
They often were substitute teachers at the same school, enabling them to continue to share their passion for teaching and helping young people.
Prior to retirement, Mrs. Evans was employed as a teacher in the Washington, D.C., public schools for 32 years, having taught at Simon Elementary School for more than 30 years and also at Brightwood Elementary School, from where she retired.
From the beginning of her teaching career, she was active as a Girl Scout leader and a den mother for the Cub Scouts.
As part of her official duties as a teacher, Mrs. Evans accepted the responsibility as a liaison to the American Red Cross. Her interaction with the American Red Cross broadened the horizons of the students she mentored. Her students visited and benefited from relationships with embassies and other cultural organizations throughout Washington, D.C.
To further enhance her students’ learning experience, Mrs. Evans established a relationship with the Saudi Arabian embassy.
Another aspect of her caring nature was her concern for those whom she taught. Whatever a child needed, whether it was clothing, discipline or tough love, Mrs. Evans met that need.
In 2002, Mrs. Evans’ talents and creativity were recognized by the Scottish Rite Masons of Washington, D.C., when she received the Scottish Rite Elementary Educator Award in recognition of outstanding service to the D.C. public school system.
Mrs. Evans’ light shone over the Fort Foote Baptist Church missionary program in Fort Washington. Her missionary work encompassed local and international venues. Her skills at organizing and broadening people’s horizons developed more significantly through her missionary work at Fort Foote.
Mrs. Evans contributed to the Fort Foote Baptist missionary goals. She was instrumental in the coordination and implementation of the Fort Foote Baptist Church international missions trips to Mbale, Uganda; Nairobi, Kenya; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Kingston, Jamaica; and New Orleans.
Mrs. Evans also loved to develop local missions programs. Some of her favorites included the D Street Shelter missions program and the Fort Foote Baptist Red Cross missions program.
Mrs. Evans was a Christian woman whose belief in Jesus Christ and faith in God maintained her and became a central focus for her life.
As a young girl she was a member of Capital Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg. As a newlywed, she moved to Washington, D.C., and became an active member of Covenant Baptist Church, and then Fort Foote Baptist Church. Both at Covenant and Fort Foote, Mrs. Evans took an interest in youth activities and missionary work.
She was a master communicator and negotiator.
Her personality attracted people, making them a part of her circle of friends. Her openness, wit and sense of humor endeared her. She was often sought after to serve as mistress of ceremonies.
Mrs. Evans was also interested in developing her creative talents; one of her pastimes was flower arranging. She provided arrangements for hundreds of weddings and other events. Her clients included family, friends, religious and social organizations. In addition to floral arrangements, Mrs. Evans created novelty curio gifts under the name of ‘‘Pretty Bears in a Chair.”
Mrs. Evans’ reliance on God allowed her to live victoriously, overcoming bipolar disorder. She was an essential person and responsible leader in the many communities that she touched. Her life’s accomplishments are an example that disabilities need not constrain the ability to live life to its fullest.
Mrs. Evans is survived by her husband; son, Shaun; daughter-in-law, Trina Evans; sisters Judith Gibson, Joanna Moore, Meredith Harrison and her husband, Darryl; nieces and nephews, Wayne and Jonica Gibson, Anita Gibson, Kevin Moore, Kyle Yancey, Mariah Yancey, Reese and Avery Gibson; uncle, Fred T. Johnson; cousins Cheryl Johnson, Eric Johnson, Todd Johnson, Laura Murray, Sally Ann Ross, Meritt Burnett, Mary Louise Blakemore, Ardis and Mike Ogletree, Orlando, LaVerne, and Ronald Yancey; and the Evans family, Louise Evans, Gregg and Jane Evans, Carol Evans, Barbara Evans, James Evans, Michael Evans, Julie Evans, Kendall Evans, Courtney Evans; and other of relatives and friends.
Prayers will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Dec. 7 at Fort Foote Baptist Church, Fort Washington.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross.
Arrangements are being handled by Thornton Funeral Home, Pomonkey.
Edith Todd Yancey Evans, 60, of Fort Washington died Nov. 30, 2007.
Born Oct. 5, 1947, in Philadelphia, Mrs. Evans was born to the late Mary and Melville Yancey. She was the second in a family of five children. When she was a little girl she sang in German at churches in her hometown of Harrisburg, Pa. As a teenager, she won a dance contest sponsored by a television dance show. While in high school, one of her poems was published in a national literary magazine.
Mrs. Evans was also a member of the Harrisburg chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and attended national conferences as a youth delegate.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in 1970 from Knoxville College and a master’s degree from Trinity College in 1985. As a student at Knoxville College, she met and married Wenfra Evans. They were married for 38 years. Mrs. Evans and her husband shared a great love maturing together from college and through retirement.
The couple had one son, Shaun Evans.
Since their retirement, they spent several years enjoying one another. They went fishing, attended the movies and took weekly trips to their favorite shopping locales in Waldorf.
They often were substitute teachers at the same school, enabling them to continue to share their passion for teaching and helping young people.
Prior to retirement, Mrs. Evans was employed as a teacher in the Washington, D.C., public schools for 32 years, having taught at Simon Elementary School for more than 30 years and also at Brightwood Elementary School, from where she retired.
From the beginning of her teaching career, she was active as a Girl Scout leader and a den mother for the Cub Scouts.
As part of her official duties as a teacher, Mrs. Evans accepted the responsibility as a liaison to the American Red Cross. Her interaction with the American Red Cross broadened the horizons of the students she mentored. Her students visited and benefited from relationships with embassies and other cultural organizations throughout Washington, D.C.
To further enhance her students’ learning experience, Mrs. Evans established a relationship with the Saudi Arabian embassy.
Another aspect of her caring nature was her concern for those whom she taught. Whatever a child needed, whether it was clothing, discipline or tough love, Mrs. Evans met that need.
In 2002, Mrs. Evans’ talents and creativity were recognized by the Scottish Rite Masons of Washington, D.C., when she received the Scottish Rite Elementary Educator Award in recognition of outstanding service to the D.C. public school system.
Mrs. Evans’ light shone over the Fort Foote Baptist Church missionary program in Fort Washington. Her missionary work encompassed local and international venues. Her skills at organizing and broadening people’s horizons developed more significantly through her missionary work at Fort Foote.
Mrs. Evans contributed to the Fort Foote Baptist missionary goals. She was instrumental in the coordination and implementation of the Fort Foote Baptist Church international missions trips to Mbale, Uganda; Nairobi, Kenya; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Kingston, Jamaica; and New Orleans.
Mrs. Evans also loved to develop local missions programs. Some of her favorites included the D Street Shelter missions program and the Fort Foote Baptist Red Cross missions program.
Mrs. Evans was a Christian woman whose belief in Jesus Christ and faith in God maintained her and became a central focus for her life.
As a young girl she was a member of Capital Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg. As a newlywed, she moved to Washington, D.C., and became an active member of Covenant Baptist Church, and then Fort Foote Baptist Church. Both at Covenant and Fort Foote, Mrs. Evans took an interest in youth activities and missionary work.
She was a master communicator and negotiator.
Her personality attracted people, making them a part of her circle of friends. Her openness, wit and sense of humor endeared her. She was often sought after to serve as mistress of ceremonies.
Mrs. Evans was also interested in developing her creative talents; one of her pastimes was flower arranging. She provided arrangements for hundreds of weddings and other events. Her clients included family, friends, religious and social organizations. In addition to floral arrangements, Mrs. Evans created novelty curio gifts under the name of ‘‘Pretty Bears in a Chair.”
Mrs. Evans’ reliance on God allowed her to live victoriously, overcoming bipolar disorder. She was an essential person and responsible leader in the many communities that she touched. Her life’s accomplishments are an example that disabilities need not constrain the ability to live life to its fullest.
Mrs. Evans is survived by her husband; son, Shaun; daughter-in-law, Trina Evans; sisters Judith Gibson, Joanna Moore, Meredith Harrison and her husband, Darryl; nieces and nephews, Wayne and Jonica Gibson, Anita Gibson, Kevin Moore, Kyle Yancey, Mariah Yancey, Reese and Avery Gibson; uncle, Fred T. Johnson; cousins Cheryl Johnson, Eric Johnson, Todd Johnson, Laura Murray, Sally Ann Ross, Meritt Burnett, Mary Louise Blakemore, Ardis and Mike Ogletree, Orlando, LaVerne, and Ronald Yancey; and the Evans family, Louise Evans, Gregg and Jane Evans, Carol Evans, Barbara Evans, James Evans, Michael Evans, Julie Evans, Kendall Evans, Courtney Evans; and other of relatives and friends.
Prayers will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Dec. 7 at Fort Foote Baptist Church, Fort Washington.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross.
Arrangements are being handled by Thornton Funeral Home, Pomonkey.
Born Oct. 5, 1947, in Philadelphia, Mrs. Evans was born to the late Mary and Melville Yancey. She was the second in a family of five children. When she was a little girl she sang in German at churches in her hometown of Harrisburg, Pa. As a teenager, she won a dance contest sponsored by a television dance show. While in high school, one of her poems was published in a national literary magazine.
Mrs. Evans was also a member of the Harrisburg chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and attended national conferences as a youth delegate.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in 1970 from Knoxville College and a master’s degree from Trinity College in 1985. As a student at Knoxville College, she met and married Wenfra Evans. They were married for 38 years. Mrs. Evans and her husband shared a great love maturing together from college and through retirement.
The couple had one son, Shaun Evans.
Since their retirement, they spent several years enjoying one another. They went fishing, attended the movies and took weekly trips to their favorite shopping locales in Waldorf.
They often were substitute teachers at the same school, enabling them to continue to share their passion for teaching and helping young people.
Prior to retirement, Mrs. Evans was employed as a teacher in the Washington, D.C., public schools for 32 years, having taught at Simon Elementary School for more than 30 years and also at Brightwood Elementary School, from where she retired.
From the beginning of her teaching career, she was active as a Girl Scout leader and a den mother for the Cub Scouts.
As part of her official duties as a teacher, Mrs. Evans accepted the responsibility as a liaison to the American Red Cross. Her interaction with the American Red Cross broadened the horizons of the students she mentored. Her students visited and benefited from relationships with embassies and other cultural organizations throughout Washington, D.C.
To further enhance her students’ learning experience, Mrs. Evans established a relationship with the Saudi Arabian embassy.
Another aspect of her caring nature was her concern for those whom she taught. Whatever a child needed, whether it was clothing, discipline or tough love, Mrs. Evans met that need.
In 2002, Mrs. Evans’ talents and creativity were recognized by the Scottish Rite Masons of Washington, D.C., when she received the Scottish Rite Elementary Educator Award in recognition of outstanding service to the D.C. public school system.
Mrs. Evans’ light shone over the Fort Foote Baptist Church missionary program in Fort Washington. Her missionary work encompassed local and international venues. Her skills at organizing and broadening people’s horizons developed more significantly through her missionary work at Fort Foote.
Mrs. Evans contributed to the Fort Foote Baptist missionary goals. She was instrumental in the coordination and implementation of the Fort Foote Baptist Church international missions trips to Mbale, Uganda; Nairobi, Kenya; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Kingston, Jamaica; and New Orleans.
Mrs. Evans also loved to develop local missions programs. Some of her favorites included the D Street Shelter missions program and the Fort Foote Baptist Red Cross missions program.
Mrs. Evans was a Christian woman whose belief in Jesus Christ and faith in God maintained her and became a central focus for her life.
As a young girl she was a member of Capital Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg. As a newlywed, she moved to Washington, D.C., and became an active member of Covenant Baptist Church, and then Fort Foote Baptist Church. Both at Covenant and Fort Foote, Mrs. Evans took an interest in youth activities and missionary work.
She was a master communicator and negotiator.
Her personality attracted people, making them a part of her circle of friends. Her openness, wit and sense of humor endeared her. She was often sought after to serve as mistress of ceremonies.
Mrs. Evans was also interested in developing her creative talents; one of her pastimes was flower arranging. She provided arrangements for hundreds of weddings and other events. Her clients included family, friends, religious and social organizations. In addition to floral arrangements, Mrs. Evans created novelty curio gifts under the name of ‘‘Pretty Bears in a Chair.”
Mrs. Evans’ reliance on God allowed her to live victoriously, overcoming bipolar disorder. She was an essential person and responsible leader in the many communities that she touched. Her life’s accomplishments are an example that disabilities need not constrain the ability to live life to its fullest.
Mrs. Evans is survived by her husband; son, Shaun; daughter-in-law, Trina Evans; sisters Judith Gibson, Joanna Moore, Meredith Harrison and her husband, Darryl; nieces and nephews, Wayne and Jonica Gibson, Anita Gibson, Kevin Moore, Kyle Yancey, Mariah Yancey, Reese and Avery Gibson; uncle, Fred T. Johnson; cousins Cheryl Johnson, Eric Johnson, Todd Johnson, Laura Murray, Sally Ann Ross, Meritt Burnett, Mary Louise Blakemore, Ardis and Mike Ogletree, Orlando, LaVerne, and Ronald Yancey; and the Evans family, Louise Evans, Gregg and Jane Evans, Carol Evans, Barbara Evans, James Evans, Michael Evans, Julie Evans, Kendall Evans, Courtney Evans; and other of relatives and friends.
Prayers will be held from 9 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Dec. 7 at Fort Foote Baptist Church, Fort Washington.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross.
Arrangements are being handled by Thornton Funeral Home, Pomonkey.
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