ember of Fremont Lutheran Church at Nyman. Later when Sam was in failing health, she helped care for him. Evelyne spent her free time caring for her flowers, doing embroidery work and crocheting. Many of her afghans were made for family members and sold as a fundraiser for Alzheimer's research. Evelyne was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Allen "Bud" Adkins, her husband Sam in 2005, and most recently by her daughter Karon. She is survived by her sons, Kieth and wife Carol, Bill and wife Nancy; four grandchildren, Janine Johnson and husband Matt, Gary York and wife Mindi, Jill Swanson and husband Bob, James York and wife Tara; great-grandchildren, Zachary, Alex and Elise Dailey, Keely and Samantha York and Aiden York; sister Sharon Case and husband Don; and sister-in-law Luella Belle Long; along with other relatives and friends. Celebration of life memorial service will be held 2:00 pm, Friday, May 5, 2017 at the Hackett-Livingston Funeral Home in Shenandoah. Memorial visitation with the family will be from 1:30 pm until 2:00 pm, Friday, May 5, 2017 at the Hackett-Livingston Funeral Home in Shenandoah. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Page County 4-H Endowment or the Essex Community Club Endowment. Burial of cremains will be held at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Shenandoah. The family request that guest dress casually.