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Willis Franklin Evans and Myrtle Ethel Biesecker
Willis Franklin Evans the son of Willis Franklin Evans Sr. and Mary Emma Winters was born June 26,1891 in Blue Hill, Nebraska. He died October 21, 1966 and was buried Oct. 24, 1966 in Maple Grove Cemetery in Farmer City, Il. Myrtle Ethel Biesecker the daughter of Joseph Biesecker and Ella Mae Furnish was born November 16, 1894 in Lodge, Il. She died November 17, 1966 and was buried Nov. 19, 1966 in Maple Grove Cemetery Farmer City, Il.
Myrtle’s father died when she was about 3 years old. Her mother remarried, but Myrtle was not adopted. She had one half brother. Willis Jr. "Frank" came from Blue Hill, Nebraska to Illinois in 1895. He was 4 years old at the time. They traveled in a covered wagon. During the trip Willis fell out of the wagon and his sister Lona had to stop the wagon that she was driving and go back for him. At the time of his death Myrtle was very ill with congestive heart failure and was not expected to live; however, she had started to improve and then developed pneumonia after the death of Willis and died. Willis was sitting in his front room with his son Delmar, got up from his chair and went to the front door. When he opened the door no one was there. His son asked him what he was doing and Willis said, " Didn’t you hear them knocking. It sounded like they were going to knock the door down." Delmar had not heard anyone knocking on the door. Shortly after that incident Willis suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died. (told by Delmar after his dad's death. In 2004 Delmar did not remember saying it but his wife Wilma and Annette Evans remembered Delmar telling the story. Willis and Myrtle were very nice, warm people who always made you feel at home when you visited them. Willis liked to ask you if you wanted to have a coke with him. He just forgot to tell you that he always put a nice healthy shot of whiskey in the coke. He would always pat Myrtle on the butt and she would get all flustered, swat at his hand, and tell him "stop that."
Children of Willis and Myrtle
1. Johnny Arthur Evans B: August 26, 1913 D: November 29, 1984 . He was married three times. #1 Gladys Forrest. They had a daughter named Thelma Marie Evans Reynolds B: 1932. # 2 marriage Barbara G. Deaton. # 3 marriage Barbara Huddleston. They had two sons Robert and Shawn. 2. Imajean Lillian Evans born about 1916 D: Nov 14, 1999. She married Ralph Williams and lived in Rantoul and Farmer City, IL. Imajean had a massive heart attack November 12, 1999 and died on Nov. 14, 1999. She had a stroke abt 1 ½ yrs. before her death which left her paralyzed. They had one son, Ralph Williams Jr. He was born October 14, 1934 and died in 2001. He had lupus and a stroke. 3. Myrtle Maxcine Evans Married Robert Bross They had three children Barbara, Lynn and Robert. 4. Delmar Evans Married Wilma Bowles. They had one daughter Pam.
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