Evelyn Whitmarsh
December 24, 2009
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Evelyn H. Whitmarsh, 85, went to her Lord on Thursday, December 24, 2009.
Evelyn was born to Thomas Ernest Harvey and Evie Meek Harvey on June 19, 1924, in rural Clarksville, Tennessee. She worked for the civilian branch of the United States Post Office at Camp Campbell, Kentucky during WWII. She married WOJG Oliver Zenas Whitmarsh at Macedonia Presbyterian Church on Sunday, October 29, 1944.
Evelyn was a consummate homemaker, lovingly devoted to her family. She was a strong woman of faith and member of Park Avenue Presbyterian Church. Through the years Evelyn participated in the adult choir, Presbyterian Women, was a prayer group organizer, in Bible Study leadership and support help for VBS. She enjoyed reading, sewing, painting, fishing and gardening.
Evelyn is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Oliver; sons, Donald (Sue) and Alan (Cyndy) Whitmarsh; daughters, Margaret (Buddy) Thomas and Lisa (Dan) Peterson; and seven grandchildren. Also surviving her are siblings, Mildred Baker, Ann Keith and William Harvey.
Preceding her in death are her parents, brothers, Marvin, Robert Ewing and Garnet Harvey, and sister, Kathryn Weakley.
A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 am Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Park Avenue Presbyterian Church, 3120 SW 9th Street, Des Moines, with a 10:00 am Visitation.
Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to her church or Iowa Hospice in Johnston. The family would like to thank her doctor, Michael P. O’Conner, nurses and the compassionate staff at both Fleur Heights Center for Wellness and Rehab and Iowa Hospice.
Hamilton’s Southtown handled arrangements.
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Alan Whitmarsh
05/06/2014
I'll be stopping out to say hi to you both this week. Miss you both every day. Thanks for all you did for us.
Love
Alan
Alan Whitmarsh
05/05/2012
It's been almost a year and a half since we lost you. You're still in my thought each and every day and don't see that changing. Your kindness & caring to us all is still very overwhelming to me and don't know how you did it. Thank you for being you.
Love
Alan
Tim Gracey
01/02/2010
Margaret, you and your family have been in my thoughts several times this week. Your mother lived a most admirable and honorable life. Peace to you and your dad and siblings.
Ms Ford
01/02/2010
I would like to offer my deepest sympathies to you. Although we havent met, all of us have experienced the loss of a loved one. I recently lost my mother and know the pain of a broken heart. Our Heavenly Father feels our pain. Psalms 34:18 assures us that He is near to those broken at heart. He does, however, hold out a promise that in the very near future He will wipe out all tears of sorrow and pain from our eyes and death will be no more. (Revelation 21:3-5) He also promises to remember all those in the memorial tombs (graves) and restore them to life. (John 5:28,29) Until those words are fulfilled, may you find much peace and comfort in God and in His promises found in the Holy Scriptures.