Evelyn A. Elliott

Evelyn Dawn Anthony Elliott was born May 29, 1917 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and passed away in the Lord Jesus Christ on May 27, 2015, near Orlando, Florida. Evelyn was the eldest daughter of Homer and Mary Geraldine Anthony. Baptized at the age of 12 in Drakes Creek, she lived on a farm near Bowling Green where Evelyn regularly rode her horse, Ida, and assisted her mother in raising her younger sisters Mary and Henrietta. When Evelyn was 18, the family sold their farm during the great depression and moved to Houston, TX.Evelyn spent the next 70 years in Houston, where she met, fell in love with, and married Charles Elliott from New Orleans, LA, on December 26, 1938. Evelyn and Charles had four children, Jerrie, Patrick, Larry and Karen. Evelyn was a devoted wife and mother, raising her children with a loving hand. She supplemented the family's income by working at home, commercially sewing band shirts for Austin High School, and clothing and wedding garments for many families.Starting in 1960, Evelyn used her skills and natural affinity for statistics to become the accountant for the family business. For 44 years, she oversaw the financial statements, which were used when the company went public in 2001, and was a part of an enterprise which generated hundreds of jobs. Besides her dedication to the family business, Evelyn also enjoyed traveling with family and friends, journeying to China, Egypt, West Africa, Mexico, Far East, Europe, and throughout the U.S. She was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church from 1997 to 2004.After retirement at age 87, Evelyn moved to Eustis, Florida, to live with her daughter, Karen. Never one to fully retire, Evelyn volunteered for the Rafiki Foundation - she was their oldest volunteer! Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, Homer and Mary Geraldine Anthony, her husband, Charles Elliott, her eldest daughter, Jerrie Elliott McDonald, and her sister Mary Wilcox. She is survived by her sons Pat (Donna), Larry (Julie), son-in-law David McDonald, daughter Karen, and sister Henrietta Scott. Evelyn also leaves six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Evelyn loved her husband and family, focusing all her life on the present with a fine sense for detail.In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to a ministry that cares for orphans and widows in Africa which was close to Evelyn's heart: The Rafiki Foundation, 23315 County Road 44A, Eustis, FL 32736. Funeral Services are scheduled for Friday, June 5, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Texas.