Evelyn (Conover) Gordon Alexander

Evelyn Alexander

Evelyn Alexander, 87, of Newton, passed away Wednesday (July 2, 2008) at Newton Medical Center.

She was born Sept. 8, 1920, in Porum, Okla., to Byron Fitch and Ella Mae (Loudermilk) Conover. They preceded her in death.

On Aug. 17, 1967, she married Robert Alexander in Las Vegas. He preceded her in death on Sept. 18, 2002.

Evelyn was an active member of Community Church of God in Newton, where she was a member of a Bible study group.

She greatly enjoyed sewing and ran her own seamstress shop. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary in Newton.

Evelyn enjoyed helping people and greatly looked forward to spending time with her loving family and many friends.

Survivors include daughter, Debra Anshutz of Charleston, S.C.; son, Mike Gordon of Wichita; sister, Lois Pate of Ft. Worth, Texas; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by a sister, Bonnie Hodges, and a son, Fred Ramsey Jr.

Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at Petersen Funeral Home in Newton.

Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Pastor Sandy Killfoil of Community Church of God officiating.

Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Kansas State University Center for Basic Cancer Research in care of the funeral home.