Jean Evans, 79, died March 15, 2008, at Hospice House.

She was born Dec. 7, 1928, in Bellbuckle, Tenn., the daughter of Pruitt and May Brewer Wood. She was a 1949 graduate of Woodbury, Tenn., High School. She was a homemaker.

She belonged to Eastwood Church of Christ.

On Oct. 28, 1949, she married William Dale "Bill" Evans. He died Feb. 28, 1989.

Survivors include: daughter, Martha "Marti" Miller and husband Brad, Hutchinson; brother, Morgan Wood, Huntsville, Ala.; sister, Mary McClearan, Huntsville, Ala.; three grandchildren, Jenni and Todd Masters, Overland Park, Kelli and Sam Allen, Albany, N.Y., and Chad and Jenny Miller, Lawrence; and two great-grandchildren, Lauren and Ashlyn Masters.

She was preceded in death by a son Mike Evans, and two brothers, Bill and John Wood.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday March 18, 2008, at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson, with Richard Foster and Jimie-Wray Mead presiding. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Elliott Mortuary. Burial will be in Peace Creek Cemetery.

Memorials may be sent to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation or Hospice House, both in care of the mortuary.

Personal condolences may be sent to www.elliottmortuary.com.