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| Margaret G. Evans |
| Date Of Birth: | April 18, 1928 |
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| Date Of Death: | Dec. 29, 2011 |
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| Service Date: | 10:30 a.m. Monday
January 2, 2012
Allen Funeral Home |
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Margaret G. Evans, 83, of Bloomington died at her residence
Thursday, December 29, 2011 following a lengthy illness. She
was born on April 18, 1928 in Monroe County the daughter of Henry
Walter and Mabel (Smith) Deckard. She graduated from
Smithville High School in 1946 and did her part during the war
effort, working at RCA in the summer of her junior and senior years
of high school. She worked at Sarkes Tarzian Corp. for 17
years and retired from the Herald-Times after 27 years of
service.
Margaret was a member of the Bloomington Free Methodist Church
since 1959 where she had taught Sunday School and been an active
member of the Women's Missionary International. She also
enjoyed sewing and was in a sewing group at church that made baby
quilts and bibs for the Crisis Pregnancy Center. She loved
traveling, reading and fishing with her husband and having fish
fry's for their Sunday School Class.
She is survived by her husband, George C. Evans of
Bloomington, one son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Ann Johnson of
Spring Hill, FL, step-son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Connie
Evans of Franklin, IN, step-daughter and son-in-law, Evelyn and
Gary Todd of Unionville, her grandson, Jeffrey L (wife Louise)
Johnson of Florida, one step-grandson Kevin (wife Danielle) Todd of
Bloomington, two step-granddaughters; Jennifer Powers of Franklin
and Tammy Todd of Bloomington, four great grandchildren, eight
step-great grandchildren, two step-great, great grandchildren, one
sister, Carolyn Sturgeon of Bloomington and one brother and
sister-in-law, Leslie and Nancy Deckard of Bloomington, two
sisters-in-law, Frances Deckard and Juanita Deckard of Bloomington
and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers; Dale
Deckard, Doyle Deckard, Lloyd Deckard and infant brother Stanley
Deckard and one infant sister, Mildred Jean Deckard.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 2, 2012 at
Allen Funeral Home, 4155 S. Old St. Rd. 37 with Rev. Mel Nead
officiating. Burial will be at Burgoon Cemetery.
Friends may call on Sunday from 2:00-6:00 p.m. at the funeral
home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Free
Methodist Church, 1121 S. Lincoln St., Bloomington, IN 47401.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at
www.allenfuneralhome.org.
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