Mildred Elizabeth (Lasbury) Evans, 90, former Wood River resident, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at her home.
She was born June 16, 1913, in Wood River to Edwin and Alice (McFetridge) Lasbury.
Her husband of more than 60 years, Lucian Evans, preceded her in death.
In her younger years, she was an avid softball player. She enjoyed golf and bowling up to her 85th birthday, when physical disabilities prevented her from continuing. She was a member of the Eastern Star in Delaware.
Surviving are two daughters, Shirlee Ryan and her husband, Terry, of Charleston, S.C., and Carolynn McCarty of Chicago; four grandchildren, Kelly Ryan, Michael Ryan and his wife, Victoria, and John and Josie McCarty; two sisters, Ada Goodman-Link and Alice Dvorchak and her husband, Joe, all of Wood River; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Lasbury of Wood River; and many nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Tom, Eddie, Lester and Bill Lasbury; two sisters, Dorothy Considine and Beatrice Huber.
Memorial services will be conducted at noon Saturday, Jan. 31, at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens Chapel in Behtalto, followed by inurnment.
Ahlgrim and Sons Funeral Home of Palatine, Ill. are in charge of arrangements.
Mildred Elizabeth (Lasbury) Evans, 90, former Wood River resident, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at her home.
She was born June 16, 1913, in Wood River to Edwin and Alice (McFetridge) Lasbury.
Her husband of more than 60 years, Lucian Evans, preceded her in death.
In her younger years, she was an avid softball player. She enjoyed golf and bowling up to her 85th birthday, when physical disabilities prevented her from continuing. She was a member of the Eastern Star in Delaware.
Surviving are two daughters, Shirlee Ryan and her husband, Terry, of Charleston, S.C., and Carolynn McCarty of Chicago; four grandchildren, Kelly Ryan, Michael Ryan and his wife, Victoria, and John and Josie McCarty; two sisters, Ada Goodman-Link and Alice Dvorchak and her husband, Joe, all of Wood River; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Lasbury of Wood River; and many nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Tom, Eddie, Lester and Bill Lasbury; two sisters, Dorothy Considine and Beatrice Huber.
Memorial services will be conducted at noon Saturday, Jan. 31, at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens Chapel in Behtalto, followed by inurnment.
Ahlgrim and Sons Funeral Home of Palatine, Ill. are in charge of arrangements.
Family Members
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Thomas Edwin Lasbury
1905–1967
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Dorothy Vernon "Dot" Lasbury Considine
1907–1977
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Edwin Charles Lasbury
1910–1969
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Beatrice Pearl "Bea" Lasbury Huber
1918–1981
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Ada Mae Lasbury Goodman
1923–2012
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William Kenneth "Billy" Lasbury
1923–1995
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Lester Terrell "Jimmy" Lasbury
1926–1983
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Alice Lee Lasbury Dvorchak
1930–2014
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