Evangeline Lucy Williams

Evangeline Lucy Krause Williams, 84,  of  Poteau, OK passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 in Poteau.  She was born July 21, 1930 in Los Angeles, CA to Fred & Mabel (Foale) Krause.  She was an Elder in the Presbyterian Church, a Past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.  She has led an active life as a loving wife, mother and grandmother.  She graduated from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK,  forty years after High School graduation with a BA in English Education.  During her busy life she worked as “Rosie the Riveter”, clerk typist, an optometric assistant, a literacy tutor, school teacher, and with the Salvation Army Thrift Store.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Hershel Williams; son, Thomas Weldon Williams; brothers, Floyd  Lorraine Krause, Stanley E. Krause and her parents.

Evangeline is survived by two daughters, Cynthia Myhre of  Tahlequah, OK; Lenora Williams of Poteau, OK; granddaughters, Jennifer Myhre of Tulsa, OK; Renee  & Will White of Broken Arrow, OK; great grandson, Evan William White of Broken Arrow, OK;  sister in law, Barbara Krause of Beaumont, CA; other relatives, loved ones and friends.

A Celebration of Life will be held, 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church, Poteau, OK.   In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been set up at the First Presbyterian Church, Poteau and the Salvation Army, Poteau.