She graduated from Bartlett High School in 1941 and married Jack Haynes on Nov. 21, 1941. They lived in Bartlett until 1982. During that time she was a devoted wife and dedicated mother. Then, after attending Temple Business College, she worked as a bookkeeper.
After Jack’s death in 1982, she moved to Terrell, TX. There she met and married Robert Greer on Oct 26, 1985. They lived in Forney until Roberts’s death. She then returned to Bartlett.
She is survived by her sister, Mary Jo Minrox of College Station; her brother Bill and wife Lavern Tittle of Lewisville; her daughter, Jackie and husband Buddy Bartee of Lovelady; her son , Don and wife Elizabeth Haynes of Austin; her son, Robert “Bob” Haynes of Mabank; her nine grandchildren, Paul, Todd, Mary Margaret, Holly, Caroline, Robert, Richard, John, and Lindsay; her six great grandchildren, Max, Bailey, Jackson, Marlee, Mathew, and Carson; numerous nieces and nephews; and she was step mother to Ginna and Tom Bryan of Forny and Dan and Deborah Greer of Advence, NC.
Evelyn was a devout Christian and a life-long member of First Baptist Church of Bartlett for 78 years. She loved her church, her family; she enjoyed gardening, cooking, and rooting for the Dallas Cowboys. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. May she rest in peace.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday Oct. 28, 2014 from 6pm-8pm at Goodnight Funeral Home in Bartlett, TX. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday Oct. 29, 2014 at 10 am at Goodnight Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Bartlett City Cemetery
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Arrangements under the direction of Goodnight Funeral Home, Bartlett, TX.
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