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Evelyn Morey Stevenson, 106, of Clearfield died Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at Clearview Home in Clearfield.
Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at Clearfield Christian Church in Clearfield, with services beginning at 10:30 a.m. Burial is in Clearfield Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Clearfield Library or Clearview Home. Armstrong Funeral Home of Clearfield and Mount Ayr is in charge of the arrangements and online condolences may be left at www.armstrongfh.com.
Evelyn, daughter of Elvin and Myra (Griffith) McMath, was born March 30, 1910, near Drakesville and later moved with her family to Clearfield. After graduating from Clearfield High School, she taught in the rural schools for several years.
On Dec. 21, 1934, she married Dwight Morey. They farmed north of Clearfield before moving to town and operating Morey’s Variety Store. After Dwight died in 1953, Evelyn continued operating the store for some time until it closed. She then worked at Clearfield Community School as secretary to the superintendent and board secretary, positions she held for 17 years.
On Sept. 17, 1978, she married Joe Stevenson. In 2004, they moved to Clearview Nursing Home, and Joe died in 2006.
Evelyn is survived by her sons, Ed (Georgia) Morey of Bentonville, Arkansas, and John (Donna) Morey of Shenandoah; daughter Myrabel (Allen) Lillie of Mesa, Arizona; daughters-in-law, Joye Morey of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and Shirley Morey of Fort Collins, Colorado; stepdaughters, Donna (Marion) Keenan of Bolivar, Missouri, Jeannine (Guy) Hampton of Leon and Judy (Bill) Mozingo of Grant City, Missouri; grandchildren, Jill, Lisa, Jana, Holly, Sarah, Jeff, John M., David, Mike and John L.; eight great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, and her adopted family at Clearview Nursing Home.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; son James Morey; sisters, Myrtha Nelson, Margaret Colton and Wilma McMath (in infancy) and brothers-in-law, Harley Nelson and Merle Colton.