(Died April 22, 2013)
ALLANSON, Evelyn Willis, 91, passed away April 22, 2013. Evelyn was the daughter of the late William Huylar Willis and Daisy Powers Willis.
She was also predeceased by her siblings, Edith Swinson, William Willis and Roselle Alvis.
She worked for the American Tobacco Company for 17 years, and then was a secretary for Eaheart Industrial Service for 13 years prior to her retirement.
She is survived by her two children, son, H. Wayne Murray (Bumpass); and daughter, Rene A. Bailey (Mechanicsville); her grandchildren, Katie Michelle Bailey and Thomas Huylar Bailey; her brothers, Thomas H. Willis (Catherine) and Carlton E. Willis; and her sister-in-law, Louise Willis. Evelyn will be remembered for her love of family, outgoing personality, and her feisty spirit.
The family will receive friends at Bennett Funeral Home in Mechanicsville, from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24.
Funeral services will be held at Hopeful Baptist Church in Montpelier at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 25.
Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to services.
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From the Bennett Funeral Home Site
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(Died April 22, 2013)
ALLANSON, Evelyn Willis, 91, passed away April 22, 2013. Evelyn was the daughter of the late William Huylar Willis and Daisy Powers Willis.
She was also predeceased by her siblings, Edith Swinson, William Willis and Roselle Alvis.
She worked for the American Tobacco Company for 17 years, and then was a secretary for Eaheart Industrial Service for 13 years prior to her retirement.
She is survived by her two children, son, H. Wayne Murray (Bumpass); and daughter, Rene A. Bailey (Mechanicsville); her grandchildren, Katie Michelle Bailey and Thomas Huylar Bailey; her brothers, Thomas H. Willis (Catherine) and Carlton E. Willis; and her sister-in-law, Louise Willis. Evelyn will be remembered for her love of family, outgoing personality, and her feisty spirit.
The family will receive friends at Bennett Funeral Home in Mechanicsville, from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24.
Funeral services will be held at Hopeful Baptist Church in Montpelier at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 25.
Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to services.
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From the Bennett Funeral Home Site
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