Evelyn Virginia Harmon was born July 7, 1926, to Buster and Bessie (Goza) Sullivan in Doyle, Oklahoma, and passed away on July 7, 2023, in Marlow, Oklahoma, on her 97th birthday. Evelyn came from a big family where she was one of nine children. On December 26, 1944, Evelyn married Alfred J. Harmon. She was a mother of two and a homemaker, and spent 50 years on the farm in Maysville, Oklahoma. She could often be seen at the pond where she spent many hours fishing. Evelyn was a caregiver for both sides of her family. She loved spending time with her family and her table was always opened to anyone who needed a meal. You never left the table hungry. Evelyn had a servant’s heart and she will be missed dearly. She is survived by daughter, Brenda Clark and Jerry of Tuttle, Oklahoma; sisters, Jimi Lou Wright and Eddie of Marlow, Oklahoma, Judy Palmer and Jim of Duncan, Oklahoma, Jackie Windsor and Joe of Noble, Oklahoma, and Jodie Kouns of Waurika, Oklahoma; grandchildren, Amber Renee Harmon and Jennifer Nicole Howeth; great-grandchildren, Alexis Renee Harmon, Corban Ray Martin, Gavin Don Martin, Khloe Howeth, and Boston Howeth; and great-great-grandchildren, Emmit Hornbeck.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, Buster and Bessie Sullivan; husband, Alfred J. Harmon; son, Charles Ray Harmon; brother, Bud Sullivan; and sisters, Helen Harmon, Jean Bell, and Jarie Cummings.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at the Winans Funeral Home Chapel under the direction of John W. Williams of Winans Funeral Home in Maysville, Oklahoma. Burial followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Words of comfort may be sent to the family at www.winansfuneralhome.com.
