ENID, Okla. — A celebration of life service for Dr. Coeta Grimes Evans
will be 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at First Baptist Church, with Dr.
Greg Hook and Mike Taylor officiating. Interment will be prior to the
service in Alva Municipal Cemetery, under the direction of Marshall Funeral
Home, Alva. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday.
Dr. Coeta Grimes Evans, daughter of the late Mertle (Hulett)
Grimes/Gastineau and Crayton Grimes was born Sept. 8, 1927, in Lenora,
Okla., and passed away Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Woodward, Okla., at the age
of 85 years, 4 months and 9 days.
Coeta graduated from Lenora Elementary School and Taloga High School. She
received higher education degrees from Oklahoma College for Women; Master of
Arts from Phillips University; and Doctorate of Education Degree from
Oklahoma State University. She also studied Grenoble University in Grenoble,
France, and the University of Clermont-Ferrand in Vichy, France, in courses
of history, foods, French and art.
She married Earl Evans April 27, 1950, in Newkirk.
She taught high school science, French and home economics in Garfield, Grant
and Kingfisher County schools, concluding her teaching career at
Northwestern Oklahoma State University, culminating 30 years of teaching and
retiring as chair of the Home Economics Department and Emeritus Professor in
1990.
She was baptized in the Baptist faith and was a current member of First
Baptist Church, Alva. She was a member of Cherokee Outlet Chapter Daughters
of the American Revolution, Chapter C, P.E.O., Delta Kappa Gamma, Alva
Research Club, and Beta Sigma Phi.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Evans;
son, Kerry Evans; sister, Dixie Hays; stepfather, Homer Gastineau; and two
half-brothers.
Coeta is survived by her children, Dr. Kendall Evans and wife Judy of Aspen,
Colo., and their children, Jamie, Jill, Scott and Katy; Kevin Evans and wife
Tracy of Woodward and their children, Taryn and Desa; Karyl Evans Morrison
and husband Russ of Hudson, Ohio, and their children, Kolton, Kelsey and
Kimberly; sister, Ardith Gastineau of Weatherford, Okla.; other relatives
and many friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made through the funeral
home to Alva First Baptist Church or Cherokee Outlet Chapter Daughters of
the American Revolution in Alva.
Remembrances may be shared with the family at www.marshallfuneralhomes.com.
(Submitted by family)
