Eulala Jane Dade, 95, of Olathe, Kansas
passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022, surrounded by family. She was
born on April 25, 1927, in Newton, Kansas to Clarence Ray and Clara
(Theleman) Smith.
Eulala graduated from Walton (Kansas)
High School in 1944. Raised by her grandparents, Eulala grew up on a
farm. As a teenager, she pumped gas at her grandfather s station in
Walton. While living in Newton, Eulala worked several jobs, one of
them as a Harvey Girl at the Newton Train Station. In 1963, she moved
to Olathe. Eulala had many jobs during her life, which included
waitressing, retail and being a rural mail carrier.
While art and drawing were a passion
for Eulala, later in life she developed a love for Native American
crafts. For over 10 years she operated Southpaw Indian Arts at Old
Settlers in Olathe as well as several other crafts shows in the area,
creating Native American art replicas. As well as her talent for
crafting, one of the many gifts she passed on to her children was her
love of gardening and flowers. Eulala was an avid animal lover,
during her lifetime she had a variety of cherished pets. Her faith in
God guided her throughout her life.
However, Eulala s real love was for her
extensive family. There was nothing she enjoyed more than spending
time with her many children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Always present at band recitals and ballgames, plus every holiday and
family event, her easy smile and loving ways were the highlight for
all in attendance. Eulala will be greatly missed by her family and
all who knew her. She was a second mom to many, always willing to
help those in need. She always put others first.
She is survived by her loving children,
Rick (Beverly) Trouslot of Walton, Kansas; Linda Linder; Judy Loyd;
Kim (Phil) Eastman; Lydi (David) Payne, all of Olathe, Kansas. She is
also survived by 14 grandchildren, Kris Trouslot, Nikki Vannocker,
Todd Carpenter, Bryan Carpenter, Shelley Dilley, Joanne Adler,
Jennifer Gomez, Benjamin Adler, Jammey Adler, Brycen Loyd, Janette
Waters, Daniel Eastman, Matthew Eastman and Brett Payne, plus
numerous great- and great-great grandchildren. Eulala was preceded in
death by a son, David Adler of Texas, and an infant grandson, Nathan
Eastman of Olathe.
Eulala was a member of the Methodist
Church of Walton, Kansas. She also attended Grace United Methodist
Church of Olathe, Kansas.
The family will receive guests at
visitation at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at
Penwell-Gabel's Olathe Chapel with funeral service following at 10:00
a.m.
Eulala's service will be livestreamed
at the scheduled service time. Click here to view the service.
