1951
Evelyn
2016
Evelyn Lynn Patterson
May 18, 1951 — January 22, 2016
Walla Walla
Evelyn Lynn Patterson, 64, passed
away peacefully surrounded by her family
and friends on Jan. 22, 2016, at her
home. Evelyn was born in Walla Walla on May 18,
1951, to L.D. and Patricia Bean McCubbins.
She attended Touchet schools and graduated from there in 1969. While attending school she was the 1967 May Day Princess, 1967 FFA Sweetheart and the 1969 May Day Queen. After her graduation from Touchet High School, Evelyn attended and graduated from the Victor Beauty School in 1970 and went on to work at the Village Beauty Shop. Her other places of employment include the Job Masters Employment Agency, Sherwood and Roberts and the St. Mary Hospital until her retirement due to health issues.
Evelyn married the love of her life and “Soul Mate” Donald E. Patterson on June 21, 1970, at the Touchet Community Church. As a couple they were very involved in the Five Point 4-Wheelers and Pacific Northwest 4-Wheel Drive Association and participated in several dirt drag racing events; winning first place during Summer Convention 1975. Evelyn loved spending time in the mountains, especially at the family’s cabin during hunting season. Evelyn was also a fisherman and became a member of the Snake River Bass Masters and participated in several tournaments
with her husband.
Evelyn’s community service never waned throughout her life. She participated in the reforestation project after the tussock moth infestation of the 1970s; began the “Angel Hope” ministry in 2006 and joined the KOPS/Kid One Charity Organization in 2007. She became a member of the Dixie Christian Church in 1993 and was an active deaconess beginning in 1994, and the secretary in 2007 through March of 2013. Her top priority was her service to the Lord! Evelyn was quite the artist. While in junior high school she won a poster contest through the Walla Walla County Extension Office with a chalk drawing addressing soil conservation. At age 14 she entered a contest to draw a portrait of a favorite star, and placed sixth among 10 winners in the U.S. and Canada with her pencil drawing of Paul McCartney. Her accomplishments from this were published in “Teen Circle” Magazine. In 1967, Evelyn entered a radio contest by composing an announcement for a Liverpool Five Concert at the Natatorium in Walla Walla, which was the winning entry.
Evelyn is survived by her parents, L.D. and Goldie McCubbins of Walla Walla, Patricia and Leroy Mason of Hermiston; brother and sisters-in-law, Michael and Julie McCubbins of Touchet and Brian Lippincott of Portland; sisters and brother-in-laws, Darlene and Marty Schmid of Hermiston, Eileen and Jim Daniel of Walla Walla, and Malinda and Shawn Prendiville of Walla Walla; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Gwenn Fisher of Hermiston, Patricia Mayfield of Dixie, Chris Mayfield of Kansas, and Ron and Flora Patterson of Hermiston; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald E. Patterson; daughters Amy Christine and Tracie Lynn Patterson; brothers Robert McCubbins and James Mason; father-in-law Emmitt Patterson; mother-in-law Elsie Patterson; brothers-in-law Billy Joe Patterson, Roy Patterson and Lloyd Fisher; and paternal and maternal grandparents.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at 2 p.m. at the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St., Walla Walla, with Pastor Joe Rhymes officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church of Dixie through the funeral home.
She attended Touchet schools and graduated from there in 1969. While attending school she was the 1967 May Day Princess, 1967 FFA Sweetheart and the 1969 May Day Queen. After her graduation from Touchet High School, Evelyn attended and graduated from the Victor Beauty School in 1970 and went on to work at the Village Beauty Shop. Her other places of employment include the Job Masters Employment Agency, Sherwood and Roberts and the St. Mary Hospital until her retirement due to health issues.
Evelyn married the love of her life and “Soul Mate” Donald E. Patterson on June 21, 1970, at the Touchet Community Church. As a couple they were very involved in the Five Point 4-Wheelers and Pacific Northwest 4-Wheel Drive Association and participated in several dirt drag racing events; winning first place during Summer Convention 1975. Evelyn loved spending time in the mountains, especially at the family’s cabin during hunting season. Evelyn was also a fisherman and became a member of the Snake River Bass Masters and participated in several tournaments
with her husband.
Evelyn’s community service never waned throughout her life. She participated in the reforestation project after the tussock moth infestation of the 1970s; began the “Angel Hope” ministry in 2006 and joined the KOPS/Kid One Charity Organization in 2007. She became a member of the Dixie Christian Church in 1993 and was an active deaconess beginning in 1994, and the secretary in 2007 through March of 2013. Her top priority was her service to the Lord! Evelyn was quite the artist. While in junior high school she won a poster contest through the Walla Walla County Extension Office with a chalk drawing addressing soil conservation. At age 14 she entered a contest to draw a portrait of a favorite star, and placed sixth among 10 winners in the U.S. and Canada with her pencil drawing of Paul McCartney. Her accomplishments from this were published in “Teen Circle” Magazine. In 1967, Evelyn entered a radio contest by composing an announcement for a Liverpool Five Concert at the Natatorium in Walla Walla, which was the winning entry.
Evelyn is survived by her parents, L.D. and Goldie McCubbins of Walla Walla, Patricia and Leroy Mason of Hermiston; brother and sisters-in-law, Michael and Julie McCubbins of Touchet and Brian Lippincott of Portland; sisters and brother-in-laws, Darlene and Marty Schmid of Hermiston, Eileen and Jim Daniel of Walla Walla, and Malinda and Shawn Prendiville of Walla Walla; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Gwenn Fisher of Hermiston, Patricia Mayfield of Dixie, Chris Mayfield of Kansas, and Ron and Flora Patterson of Hermiston; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald E. Patterson; daughters Amy Christine and Tracie Lynn Patterson; brothers Robert McCubbins and James Mason; father-in-law Emmitt Patterson; mother-in-law Elsie Patterson; brothers-in-law Billy Joe Patterson, Roy Patterson and Lloyd Fisher; and paternal and maternal grandparents.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at 2 p.m. at the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St., Walla Walla, with Pastor Joe Rhymes officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church of Dixie through the funeral home.
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