Dorothy Virginia Eversole, 81, of Decatur, IL passed away at 8:14 p.m. on Saturday (Jan. 15, 2011) in her residence.
A service to celebrate Dorothy’s life will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 19, 2011) at Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior to services. Casual dress is requested by the family. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Multiple Myeloma Foundation. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com.
Mrs. Eversole was born on February 27, 1929 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Vernon and Marjorie (Ehrhart) Frazee. She retired from Fair Havens Christian Home after working for over twenty years. Dorothy married Floyd Eversole on April 3, 1948. He preceded her in death in 1985. She met Jim Bryson in 2001 and he was her loving companion until her death. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her great grandchildren. She also loved camping and fishing on the river with Jim where they shared many special moments. She also loved to garden and was an avid Indianapolis Colts fan.
Surviving are her children: Steven (Kris) Eversole of Decatur, IL, Pam (Jeff) Holmes of Clinton, IL, Carol (Robert) Carter of Decatur, IL; grandchildren: Jeremy Holmes, Dylan Holmes, Jillian Carter, Jennifer Carter, Daniel Carter; great grandchildren: Bayleigh, Brock, Bryce, Gage and Arianna Holmes and Shyanne, Brandon, Alexus and Isabella Carter; sister: Lois Smull of Decatur, IL.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers: Franklin Frazee and Harold Frazee, sister: Mary Ammann.
The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to Dr. Velasco and the staff at the Cancer Care Center for all their caring and compassion.
Dorothy will be greatly missed by her family but will be with them forever in their hearts as a reminder of great strength and courage.
Mom, I love you so much. You taught me so much about life. All I am I owe to you. You taught me how to care, to love, to laugh. You taught me about foregiveness. I know sometimes I gave you cause to worry but I also know you understood. You taught me how to give unconditional love. I'm so glad for all the times we had together. Thank you for giving me a strong sense of family. I cherish those last two days I spent with you. You were a woman of strength and courage and I thank you for passing that on with me. I have great peace knowing you are with the Lord now. I will be looking forward to seeing you again in Heaven
Love ,
Pam
| Mara,StatesvilleNC |
CONDOLENCES FOR THE FAMILY |
May 3, 2012 |
WHEN A LOVED ONE DIES
Have you lost a loved one in death? The pain, the grief, and the feelings of helplessness can seem unbearable. At such times, we need to go to God’s Word for comfort. (2 Corinthians 1:3, 4) The Bible helps us to understand how Jehovah and Jesus feel about death. Jesus, who perfectly reflected his Father, knew the pain of losing someone in death. (John 14:9) When he was in Jerusalem, Jesus used to visit Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha, who lived in the nearby town of Bethany. They became close friends. The Bible says: “Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.” (John 11:5) As we learned in the preceding chapter, though, Lazarus died.
How did Jesus feel about losing his friend? The account tells us that Jesus joined Lazarus’ relatives and friends as they grieved over this loss. Seeing them, Jesus was deeply moved. He “groaned in the spirit and became troubled.” Then, the account says, “Jesus gave way to tears.” (John 11:33, 35) Did Jesus’ grief mean that he had no hope? Not at all. In fact, Jesus knew that something wonderful was about to happen. (John 11:3, 4) Still, he felt the pain and sorrow that death brings.
In a way, Jesus’ grief is encouraging to us. It teaches us that Jesus and his Father, Jehovah, hate death. But Jehovah God is able to fight and overcome that enemy! Let us see what God enabled Jesus to do.
For more reference about this wonderful hope you can visit www.watchtower.org
| John Frazee |
nephew |
January 19, 2011 |
I really never got to know my aunt untill the last 10 years or so.Butt ,wow! what a treat.I loved her stories of my grand parents, aunts ,uncles,and father.It was always very clear that her greatest love of life was her family.I loved my Aunt Dorthy and can only imagine how special it was to be in her imediate family.Thank you Jim for being such a huge part of her last few years. All my love John & Kathy.
| Hendrick Polanco |
My deepest condolences |
January 19, 2011 |
My deepest condolences. May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...
John 11:32-45
32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”
38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.” 40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44 The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”
45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;
Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage
http://www.watchtower.org/e/200809/article_01.htm
| James and Cheryl Frazee |
nephew |
January 18, 2011 |
In remembrance of Aunt Dorothy,
Pleasent memories fill my heart and mind of my Aunt Dorothy as I write this.
My father Harold spoke often of his sister and how much he cherrished her. I enjoyed the limited time of living in Illinois to have been able to have early years of knowing her and her family at the many family gatherings. I take much pride knowing I am a part of Aunt Dorothy's bloodline for all the good things that she passed on to all of her children and every descendant including me. I give all of the family and friends my deepest condolences at this time of loss. Love you Aunt Dorothy.
James and Cheryl Frazee
