Evelyn Louise Johns

Evelyn Louise Johns

Evelyn Louise (Goodwin) Johns, 89, of Queen City passed away early Tuesday morning, October 29, 2013, in Schuyler County Nursing Home.

The daughter of Paul Henry and Bernice Evelyn (Bales) Goodwin, she was born February 25, 1924 in Charleston, Illinois. On August 18, 1943, at Charleston, she was united in marriage to William (Bill) Albert Johns and to this union eight children were born.

Surviving are her children Randy Johns and wife Sharon of Queen City, Jean L Sidwell and husband David of Queen City, Carol Sparks and husband Kenny of Greentop, Joyce Clay and husband Roy of Queen City, Kathie Johns of Queen City, Bob Johns of Queen City, Patty Fajkus and husband Tony of Kirkville, and Teresa Kendrick and husband Dick of Hannibal, 25 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, 2 nieces, and 2 nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, a niece, and her husband.

Evelyn and her brothers lived and were raised by their maternal grandmother due to the early death of their own mother when Evelyn was just 6 years old. She attended Charleston high school, graduating in 1942, and completed one year of college at Eastern Illinois State Teachers College in Charleston.

After her husband was drafted into the U.S. Navy in June of 1943, she worked at Alcoa Aluminum, in Lafayette, Indiana, making parts for the war effort until the war ended. After Bill’s release from the Navy, they resided on a farm in Illinois where he farmed and she was a house wife. In 1959 they bought a farm and moved to Missouri. In 1987, they began spending 6 months of the year in Avon Park, FL.

Evelyn was a member of Whetstone Baptist Church in Illinois and was baptized in a creek near their farm in 1957. Upon moving to Missouri, she attended the First Baptist Church of Queen City, and became a member in 1961 by letter, and served as Director of Nursery, and taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School. She was a 4-H leader and member of the Queen City Lion’s Club.

Along with her duties as a farm wife, mother and grandmother, she loved to cook, sew, garden, play games, and enjoyed visiting with neighbors and friends. Her kids especially loved the way she would sing around the house and tap dance. Evelyn was a faithful follower of The Lord Jesus Christ, and her heartfelt desire was to pass her faith on to her children and grandchildren.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday (November 2, 2013) at the Queen City Baptist Church with Tony Fajkus and Roger Moore officiating. Burial will be in Queen City Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons.

Visitation will be after 1:00 p.m. Friday (November 1, 2013) with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the

Dooley Funeral Home

Queen City, MO 63561 660-766-2241

Memorials to the Queen City Cemetery.