Evelyn McLeod Minnick

Mrs. Minnick was born in Chattanooga, TN, on February 21, 1918, the daughter of Grady McLeod and Lurley Wood McLeod. She graduated from Seminole County High School in 1934 at age 16 and graduated from Georgia Southern university, previously Georgia teacher’s College, in 1936 at age 18. She also attended advanced education studies at Middle Tennessee State University. She taught first grade in several schools in south Georgia; FDR school in Seminole County, Bickley School in Ware County and Nichols School in Coffey County. In addition, she was employed by the Davenport, IA school system as a substitute teacher. Mrs. Minnick was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Rome since 1978 and enjoyed participating in many Bible study groups and the Saints Alive. She was a member of New Romans, the Rome Chapter of the Georgia Council for the Blind and past president of the Rome Chapter of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Mrs. Minnick served as the Vice President and Secretary of the East Iowa Presbyterial and was also the President of the Midwest Presbyterial. As chairman of the Midwest Task Force on World Hunger she was active in the development of many food banks and programs in the Midwest. She taught Sunday School for 18 years at West Park Presbyterian Church in Davenport, IA and was a trained Grief Counselor with St. Luke’s Hospital in Davenport.

Her many interests included reading, gardening, flower arranging, sewing, painting, traveling and cake decorating. She married Cole Wesley Minnick on June 20, 1942 in Dothan, AL; he preceded her in death in June, 1980. She was also preceded in death by brothers Grady Wood McLeod, Wendell McLeod and William McLeod and by sisters Frances Williams and Virginia McDonald.

Survivors include three sons: Cole Wesley Minnick, Jr. and his wife Barbara of Tucson, AZ, Michael Minnick and his wife Pat of Marlton, NJ, and Alan Minnick of Chicago, IL; a daughter, Vivian Johnson and her husband Alec of Rome, GA; granddaughters: Casey Burke and her husband Van of Anchorage, AK, Angelia Gambale and her husband Nick of Marlton, NJ, and Courtney Mole and her husband Kevin of Marlton; four great grandchildren: Mason Burke of Anchorage, and Alexis, Ava and Nick Gambale of Marlton; one brother, David McLeod of Calhoun, GA and beloved nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Monday, April 22, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Rome with the Rev. Jeff Chadwick and the Rev. Bill Pardue officiating. Interment was in the Chandler Cemetery in Calhoun.

The family received friends at Daniel’s Funeral Home on Sunday, April 21, 2013 from 3 until 5 p.m.

The family would like to express a heartfelt thank you to Heyman HospiceCare of Rome, especially Patricia Smith and nurse Amanda Broyles and to Dr. Katharine Ammons of Harbin Clinic for the love and care shown to Mrs. Minnick.