Little, Evelyn L. (Marks) Wilt (1919-2007)

MARKS, WILT, LITTLE, BOYER, WAGNER, GIBBENS, HILLMAN, MARTIN, KINCAID, KILWORTH, GOFORTH, HEALEY

Posted By: Ken Akers (email)
Date: 1/1/2008 at 14:56:05

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Evelyn L. Little
Evelyn L. Little, 88, of Fort Collins, died Dec. 16, 2007, at a local nursing home.
Mrs. Little was born Nov. 11, 1919, in Exira, Iowa, to Earl Marks and Esther Martin Marks. She moved to Fort Collins in 1936 from Missouri.
Evelyn married Orville Wilt on Sept. 18, 1942. He preceded her in death June 13, 1957. She then married her second husband, Walter Gene Little, on Feb. 25, 1959, in Greeley. He preceded her in death Nov. 9, 2000. She is also preceded in death by a son, Orville Wilt; a daughter, Donna Rae Wilt; and a sister, Lois Boyer.
She was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church. Evelyn enjoyed gardening.
Survivors include her two sons, Harold "Butch" Wilt and Robert Little, both of Fort Collins; daughters, Betty Wagner of Denver and Marie Gibbens of Fort Collins, Dianne Hillman of South Carolina; a sister, Alma Boyer of Fort Collins; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Grandview Cemetery. Mr. W. Donald Fike will officiate at the service.
Friends may send condolences to the family at bohlenderfuneral chapel.com.
Originally published December 19, 2007

Ancestors of Evelyn L. Marks

Generation No. 1

1. Evelyn L. Marks, born November 11, 1919 in Exira, Audubon County, Iowa; died December 16, 2007 in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, at a local nursing home. She was the daughter of 2. Earl Reese Marks and 3. Esther Violet Martin. She married (1) Orville B. Wilt September 18, 1942. He died June 13, 1957. She married (2) Walter Gene Little February 25, 1959 in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado. He was born December 23, 1930 in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, and died November 09, 2000 in Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. He was the son of Walter Lee Little and Ellen May Kincaid.

Notes for Evelyn L. Marks:
Exira, Iowa Quasquicentennial book (1857-1982)
FAMILY HISTORIES, page 18

Notes for Walter Gene Little:
Exira, Iowa Quasquicentennial book (1857-1982)
FAMILY HISTORIES, page 18

Generation No. 2

2. Earl Reese Marks, born January 02, 1890 in Canton, Lewis County, Missouri; died December 19, 1963 in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. He married 3. Esther Violet Martin March 26, 1919.
3. Esther Violet Martin, born February 03, 1900 in Audubon Co., Iowa (Audubon Township); died February 08, 1982 in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. She was the daughter of 6. Charles Bruce Martin and 7. Ida May Kilworth.

Notes for Esther Violet Martin:
Exira, Iowa Quasquicentennial book (1857-1982)
FAMILY HISTORIES, page 18

Generation No. 3

6. Charles Bruce Martin, born November 27, 1870 in Audubon County, Iowa on a farm; died April 25, 1958 in Audubon County, Iowa at his home. He was the son of 12. James Henry Martin and 13. Elizabeth Jane "Bettie" Goforth. He married 7. Ida May Kilworth October 19, 1898.
7. Ida May Kilworth, born January 13, 1879 on a farm, Audubon Co., Iowa [4 mi. SE of Exira]; died March 24, 1983 in Audubon County Memorial Hospital, IA. She was the daughter of 14. Thomas Hollis Kilworth and 15. Mary Anne Healey.

Notes for Charles Bruce Martin:
Exira, Iowa Quasquicentennial book (1857-1982)
FAMILY HISTORIES, page 18

Notes for Ida May Kilworth:
Exira, Iowa Quasquicentennial book (1857-1982)
FAMILY HISTORIES, page 18