Shirley E. Evans

Shirley Elaine Evans

March 8, 1927 - Oct. 27, 2020

HAYES CENTER, Neb. — Shirley Elaine Evans, age 93, of Hayes Center, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, at Great Plains Regional Med Center in North Platte, Neb.

Shirley was born March 8, 1927, in McCook, Neb., to parents, Ross Sidney and Joyce Dee (Johnson) Mosley. She was one of eight children who grew up in Southwest Nebraska, attending school and graduating from Hayes Center High School in 1944.

On Dec. 30, 1945, Shirley married Hershel Evans in Hayes Center, where the couple made their home and were blessed with four sons. Over the years, Shirley enjoyed working alongside Hershel on the farm, milking the cows and giving them each a name, gardening, planting flowers and watching football. She also liked to crochet and volunteered as a local 4-H club leader. Together with Hershel, the couple owned and operated the Double E Café for many years, where Shirley was able to share her love of cooking, especially her bread and noodles, with others. Shirley was a member of the Kitchen Clatter Club and the Union Congregational United Church of Christ in Hayes Center.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Hershel Evans; son, Mike Evans; three brothers; and two sisters.

Those left to celebrate her life include her sons, Jack (Jana) Evans of North Platte, Kelly (Sharon) Evans of Cambridge, Neb., and Lanny (Ricka) Evans of Hayes Center; daughter-in-laws, Nancy Evans of Maywood, Neb., and Linda Evans of Throckmorton, Texas; sisters, Priscilla (Jim) Phillips of Albuquerque, N.M., and Judy Mosley of Durango, Colo.; sister-in-law, Pat Mosley of Salem, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and another one on the way.

Visitation, with family present to greet friends, will be from 5 to 7 p.m., on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home, McCook.

Graveside funeral services will be 2 p.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at the Hayes Center Cemetery in Hayes Center with Pastor Jean Miller officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be designated to either the Union Congregational United Church of Christ, 300 Hall Street, Hayes Center, NE 69032, the Hayes County Volunteer Fire Department, 500 Tate Ave, Hayes Center, NE 69032 or the Hayes Center Senior Center, P.O. Box 366, Hayes Center, NE 69032.

Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit our website at www.carpenterbreland.com to sign the online guestbook for the family.