Beryl Lou Evans Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Beryl Lou Evans, 93, of Winchester, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 in Winchester Medical Center. She was born September 9, 1919 in Omaha, NE the daughter of Burrell Edgar and Ada L. Belew Evans. Miss Evans had also been a resident of Indianapolis, Albion and Greenwood, IN before moving to Herndon, VA. She was second in her graduating class of five hundred from Central High School in Washington, DC. Miss Evans then attended business school in Washington as well as Montreat College in North Carolina. She worked for the National Education Association and as an aide to the Dean of Faculty at a pioneering college in northern Michigan. Then, she held a number of positions with the National Academy of Sciences and was involved with their newsletter. In her later years, Miss Evans was a resident at Westminster-Canterbury in Winchester where she served on a number of committees. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Winchester; the Potomac Business and Professional Women’s Club; and was a longtime volunteer with Moral Rearmament Organization (now known as Initiatives of Change) in the US and abroad. She was also active with Habitat for Humanity, the Humane Society of the US, the SPCA, the National Wildlife Federation and Prison Fellowship Ministries. Surviving is a sister, Josephine Evans Burns of Herndon, VA. A funeral service will be Friday at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel at Westminster-Canterbury in Winchester with Rev. Webster Gibson and Rev. Larry Lawhon officiating. Burial will be in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Herndon, VA. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Living Memorial Fund of Christ Episcopal Church, 114 W. Boscawen Street, Winchester, VA 22601 or to Initiatives of Change, 2201 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220. Arrangements are by Phelps Funeral & Cremation Service, Winchester. www.phelpsfunerals.com

Beryl Lou Evans

September 9, 1919 - December 2, 2012