Waynesville��"Evia Louise Reece Conner, age 93 and 6 mths of 89 Fitzgerald Lane, died on Friday, March 31, 2006 at her residence.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Ed Reece and Emeline Conard Reece Reed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Adam Marcus Conner, who died in 1978; two sons, Thad Junior Conner and Clyde Edwin Conner; one brother, Elbert Reece; one half-brother, Theodore Reece. She was a homemaker and enjoyed flower gardening and canning. She attended Balsam Baptist Church and was a member of Lake Junaluska Seventh Day Adventist Church.

She is survived by four daughters, Leona Demerus Smith (J.B.) of Marion, Ella Mae May (Cecil) of Hazelwood, Isabell Norris (Lewis) is of Daleville, Alabama, and Helen Louise Inman (Riley) of Waynesville; four sons, Floyd Conner, Sr. (Annie Rose) and Raymond Conner, both of Waynesville, Lloyd Robert Conner of Balsam, and Troy Lee Conner of Hendersonville; 44 grandchildren; 84 great grandchildren; and 70 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 2, 2006 at Balsam Baptist Church with Reverend Johnny Swanger officiating. Burial will follow at Balsam Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday evening at Wells Funeral Home of Waynesville. Serving as pallbearers will be Arthur, Marcus, and Keith Conner, Arthur Norris, Charles Smith, and Lewis Inman.
Read Evia Conner's Obituary and Guestbook on wellsfuneralhome.com.

Wife of John Adam Marcus Conner.
Daughter of Edward Zachariah Reece & Emaline Conard Reece

William "Will" Reed was her Step Father.

Mother of Six Boys

Floyd Edwin Conner,
Lloyd Robert Conner,
John Thad Conner,
Clyde Edwin Conner,
Troy Lee Conner,
Raymond Glenn Conner.

Mother of Four Girls

Leona Demerous Conner Smith,
Ella Mae Conner May,
Isabell Conner Norris,
Helen Louis Conner Inman.

One Brother Elbert S. Reece

Eight Half-Brother Also know as Reese

Theodore Roosevelt Reece
Lawrence Reece
Arthur Monroe Reece
Arley Oscar Reece
Augustus "Gus" Reece
Delas Colas Reece
Sharlotte Green Reece
Charles Green Reece

Four Half Sisters:

Mary Reece
Ida Reece Rogers
Mamie Bell Reece Shaw
Laura Reece

Step Brother
Willie Reed

Step Sister
Dollie Reed

Gods Boxes

I have in my hands two boxes
which God gave to me to hold.
He said , Put all your sorrows in the black box,
and all your joys in the gold.

I heeded his words, and in the two boxes
both my joys and sorrows I stored,
But though the gold became heavier each day.
The black was as light as before.

With curiosity, I open the black,
I wanted to find out why,
And I saw, in the base of the box a hole.
Which my sorrows had fallen out by.

I showed the hole to God, and said aloud.
" I wonder where my sorrows could be. "
He smiled a gentle smile and said,
" My child , they all here with me ."

I asked God , Why he gave me the boxes,
Why the gold, and the black with the hole?
" My child, The gold is for you to count your blessings.
The black is for you to let go.


John Adam Marcus Conner her husband and grandson Lloyd Robert Conner die died On her birthday. Her daughter Helen Louis Conner Inman also died on her birthday.