Patsy Evans

Patsy Ann Stone Evans

Patsy Ann Stone Evans was born June 17, 1931 in Sioux City, Iowa to Orville John Stone and Valda Cora Wonder.  The oldest of five children, she attended school in Avoca, Iowa, then later in Omaha, Nebraska. While at Central High in Omaha, she competed on the tennis and swim teams, sang in the school choir, and performed in school plays. At age 15 she worked at Boys Town, Nebraska where she helped process donations. During her senior year she worked at the Corn States Serum Co., a biological lab where she helped bottle and label medicine for animals. She met her future husband there as he worked in the shipping dept. Pat graduated from Central High School in Omaha, and later took home nursing courses from Doane University.

Pat and John were married March 31, 1950, and were sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple on Sep. 8 of the same year. They were blessed with seven children: Nancy (Crawford), Kay (Little), Jim, Sherie (Egbert), Elizabeth (Reed), Mary (Dunlap), and Jared. She was blessed with 30 grandchildren, and 52 great-grandchildren.

They lived in Council Bluffs, Iowa until moving to Layton, Utah in 1992.  Pat enjoyed quilting, needlework, and sewing, and made most of her children’s clothes.  She could often be found in her garden, and spent countless hours canning, freezing, and drying fruits and vegetables.  She loved researching her family history, and worked tirelessly recording names, dates, and family histories.

Pat loved serving her church and community. She served as president of the women’s organization (Relief Society) in the LDS Church in the Council Bluffs Ward, the Glenwood Branch, and Snow Canyon Ward. She served as the Stake Relief Society President and Young Women President for the Winter Quarters Stake, and also served as a stake missionary. While serving as Stake Relief Society President, she took sisters from their wards to Nauvoo for the dedication of the Nauvoo Monument to Women. She directed the stake production of the Messiah, and often sang solos in church and accompanied others on the piano. She taught early morning seminary for four years in Council Bluffs, and for several years served with John on the Winnebago Indian Reservation.

Pat served as PTA President three times at schools where her children attended.  As a classroom volunteer, she went with American History classes to the Winter Quarters Cemetery in Florence, Nebraska, where she taught students about the Mormon migration. She taught piano lessons in her home, and enjoyed teaching courses in Beginning Genealogy for adult night school. She lovingly cared for her grandmother, Anna Wonder, and her in-laws J. Fred and Jennie Evans, in their later years.

Pat and John moved to Layton, Utah in 1992, where they served together for five years as ordinance workers in the Ogden Temple, and were newsletter editors for the Snow Canyon Ward for nine years. At the time of her passing she lovingly served as a ward visiting teaching supervisor. During the past year of her life Pat wrote her personal history - a narrative filled with family stories, which is a treasure to her family.

Her husband John, her parents, her brothers Rodney and Gary Stone, and her grandson, Matthew Crawford, preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be held Friday, April 22, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the Snow Canyon Ward, 2455 N. Valley View Drive, Layton, Utah.  Friends may visit family Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 No. Fairfield Road and Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church.

Interment, Salt Lake City Cemetery.

The family would like to thank the many people who have served Patsy over the years with their countless acts of kindness and love.