Evelyn Moore Staten

illness. A memorial service celebrating Evelyn’s life will be held on June 1 at 11:00 in the

chapel of Hampton Vaughan Crestview Funeral Home. Following the memorial service, the

family will receive visitors until 1:00 p.m.

Evelyn was born on February 28, 1927, in Comanche, Oklahoma to Killen Mathis Moore and

Nell McKinnon Moore. She was a graduate of Vernon High School and earned her B.B.A.

from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She

worked for Humble Oil and enjoyed travel to Cuba and Guatemala before marrying Earl

Dean Staten on June 10, 1955. They enjoyed 49 years of marriage, until Earl’s death in 2005.

Evelyn lived most of her adult life in Wichita Falls before moving to Dallas in 2016, where

she received extraordinarily loving care at The Tradition Lovers Lane. She was an active and

long-time member of First United Methodist Church and the Winsome Sunday School

class. She was also active in the community as a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood,

Cotillion Club, and Women’s Junior/Senior Forum.

Evelyn enjoyed learning new things her entire life, including golf from her husband, tennis

when her daughters began playing, painting, ceramics, knitting, Spanish, and Bible Study

Fellowship, and many other things. She was a Master Naturalist and loved being with her

animals, from her horse and cat as a child, to her beloved dogs, Tammy, Bevo and Bailey.

Throughout her life, Evelyn was a committed and lifelong friend to many people, including

her decades long “Monday group”, Wednesday “gathering” at the 19th hole, and Saturday

“Gene’s hamburger” group. Her commitment to others, whether family or friends, was

always selfless, unwavering, and full of love. She also loved sunflowers, British humor,

asparagus, listening to Paul Harvey, and Erma Bombeck.

Evelyn is preceded in death by her parents, Nell and Killen Moore, and her husband, Earl.

She is survived by her daughters: Sharon VanAmburgh (Robert) of Dallas, Texas; and Janet

Chastain (Lee) of Austin, Texas. She also has four grandchildren: Lisa VanAmburgh Link

(Taylor) of Denver; Grace VanAmburgh of Dallas; Madeline Chastain of Nashville; and

Daniel Chastain of Austin. She has one great grandchild, Wyatt Link.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to a charity of one’s

choosing.