Mary Evelyn Kaylor

Goodyear — Mrs. Mary Evelyn Kaylor, known fondly as Evelyn Kaylor, and a resident of Goodyear, AZ died Sunday the 28th of December.  Born in 1930 in Romance, Arkansas, Evelyn was a woman of many talents, including a career spanning many disciplines from Administrative Assistant in Okinawa, Department Head of the General Motors office on Rhein Main Airbase in Germany, and Regional Purchasing Agent for AAFES, to a career in real-estate. Along the way she earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from California Western University in 1980. At the age of 72 she became a prolific fused glass artist, studying with some of the most well-respected glass artists in the world. She was always honing her craft and was in the process of learning advanced techniques of sand-blasting glass art at the time of her death.  She loved giving to her community; she was a past Worthy Matron of her Eastern Star chapter, a devoted Christian, and was generous and loving to her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Evelyn loved to travel. Having lived in Japan, Thailand, Okinawa, and Germany while her husband was stationed there, she spent much of her life as an avid world traveler visiting every continent except Antarctica.  She is survived by her loving sons: Marty Kaylor and his wife Kathy, and Michael Kaylor; Sisters Doris Frye and Betty Dryer, and Brother Truman Gamblin. Evelyn had 5 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren who brought her great joy. She was preceded in death by her loving spouse Vernon M. Kaylor.  In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Evelyn Kaylor Scholarship fund at the Phoenix Center for the Arts, 1202 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004. Checks should be made out to Phoenix Center for the Arts with Evelyn Kaylor Scholarship Fund in the memo line.  Visitation will be held at 10:00am Friday January 9, 2015; Funeral Service to follow at 10:30am. Both will be held at Thompson Funeral Chapel. 926 S. Litchfield Rd. Goodyear, AZ 85338.