Obit: Evans, Addie (1897 - 1957)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Evans, Scott, Asplin, Shaw, Free, Pugh, Mills, Dimmick, Dugan, Gardipee, Zhe, Phillips, Slock, Nobles, Schereer, Speich, Armitage, Nutter, Andraschko, Peterson, Bettin, Bass, Frank, Rahn, Ludovic, Zank, Wall, Thompson, Grover, Holmes 
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) June 20, 1957 
 

Evans, Addie (29 December 1897 - 17 June 1957) 
 

Mrs. Addie Evans, 59, of Neillsville, died June 17, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shaw, in Black River Falls.   
 

Funeral services were to be conducted Wednesday from the Neillsville Methodist Church, with the Rev. Wayne Grover of Black River Falls and the Rev. Virgil Holmes of Neillsville officiating.  Burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery. 
 

Mrs. Evans was born December 29, 1897, in Clark County, the daughter of the late Frank and Cordelia (Scott) Asplin. She was a lifetime resident of Clark County. She married Cleve Evans in 1915 at Neillsville.  Mrs. Evans worked for several years at the Clark County Hospital at Owen.  She was a member of the Methodist Church and Golden Link Lodge, No. 78.  
 

Surviving are three children: Clyde Evans of Ukiah, Cal.; Mrs. Louis (Lucille) Shaw, Black River Falls; Mrs. Robert (Betty) Free, Neillsville; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Pugh, Seattle, Wash.; and Mrs. Lottie Mills, Loyal; and a brother, James Asplin, Waunakee. 
 

Arrangements were made by the Georgas Funeral Home. 
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) June 27, 1957 
 

Funeral services were held June 19, for Mrs. Addie Evans, 59, who died June 17, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shaw, in Black River Falls. The Rev. Virgil Holmes, Neillsville and Rev. Wayne Grover of Black River Falls officiated.  Burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery. 
 

Pallbearers were: Dr. Horace Frank, Henry Rahn, P. C. Ludovic, Edward Zank and Louis Slock.  Ellis Wall, accompanied by Mrs. T. N. Thompson, sang, "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" and "The Lord’s Prayer."  
 

Those from away attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shaw, Jr., Richard Shaw, Rodger Shaw, Miss Nell Dimmick, Rev. L. Grover, Mrs. Rufus Dimmick, Mrs. Clarence Dugan, kenneth Dugan, Ron Hanson, Louis Gardipee, Mr. and mrs. Orville Zhe, all of Black River Falls; Clyde Evans, Ukiah, California; Mr. and Mrs. James Asplin, Alice Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Asplin, Madison; Cleve Evans, Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Slock, Eau Claire; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Mills, Owen; Glen Mills and four sons and Mrs. Lottie Mills, Loyal; Mrs. Phil Nobles, Wisconsin Rapids; Mrs. Stella Asplin, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. George Scherer, Mr. and Mrs. John Speich, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Armitage, Humbird; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nutter, Fairchild; Mrs. Albert Andraschko, Lyle Andraschko, Mrs. Maurice Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bettin, Linda Andraschko, all of Oshkosh; Mr. and Mrs. Leland Bass and son, Granton.