SERVICES for Mrs. Evans will be held at Hill and Son Funeral Home in Appleton City, Missouri on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.

The MINISTER will be Reverend Ron Beaton.

VISITATION will be held at the funeral home preceding the funeral Wednesday, April 23, 2014 from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

INTERMENT will be in Appleton City Cemetery.

The family suggests MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association or Heritage Healthcare Activities Fund.

Dorothy Lee Evans, daughter of Everett Clyde "Bud" and Myrtle May (Gerster) Dixon, was born April 15, 1926 in Appleton City, Missouri.  Dorothy passed away in Chanute, Kansas on April 19, 2014, four days after her 88 ^th birthday and it was also her wedding anniversary.

Dorothy grew up in the Appleton City area graduating from Appleton City High School and then attending Warrensburg Teacher's College for two years. Dorothy greatly enjoyed being a teacher and taught school at Brush College, which was a one room school, for three years before her marriage.

She met and married Estel Pleasant Evans April 19, 1947 in Ft. Scott, Kansas.  They were blessed with four children.  Dorothy and Estel made their home on a farm near Appleton City for 51 years.  Dorothy was a hard worker and enjoyed working by Estel's side on the farm, until they moved to town in 1998.

She was a faithful member of Trinity United Methodist Church.  For many years, Dorothy was a member of Oak Grove Farmerettes and served several times as president. She was an accomplished seamstress, making clothes for her daughters and herself.  She enjoyed gardening and canning, and at times had as many as three gardens. She was a great cook and loved cooking for her family, especially her family favorite, raisin cream pie.

Dorothy decided to move to Chanute, Kansas in 2004 after Estel's passing to be near her daughter's family.

Preceding Dorothy in death were her parents; her husband, Estel; an infant son, Clyde Foster Evans; one brother, J.F. Dixon; one half brother, Floyd Crist; and two half sisters, Gladys Williams and Mildred Monte.  Survivors include three children, Janice Schell (Jerry), Chanute, Kansas, Mark Evans (Tricia), Lee's Summit, Missouri and Brenda Doboga (Mark), Woodbridge, Virginia; five grandsons:  Trent Schell (Mollie), Travis Schell (Amy), Tray Schell (Christina), Tyler Evans (Katie), and Evan Doboga (Rachel); three great-grandchildren, Jackson, Brock and Kora Schell; sisters:  Mary Smith, Bernice Thomas, and Romyna Myers; and brother, Keith Dixon (Royline).

Dorothy dearly loved her grandsons and many hours were spent playing with them in the creek that ran through their farm, creating fond memories with the adventures that ensued.