Thompson, Evelyn D. - 1921-2012

COWART, DAUGHERTY, FUNK, JUDSON, KILLION, THOMPSON, TURNER

Posted By: Polk volunteer
Date: 7/25/2024 at 14:36:18

Evelyn D. Thompson, 90, was called to heaven on Friday, January 20, 2012 surrounded by her family at Bright Kavanagh House in Des Moines. A Memorial Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Altoona with burial of cremated remains at Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa at a later date.
Evelyn was born November 19, 1921 in Tecumseh, Missouri to Vess A. and Ethel B. (Killion) Daugherty. She was co-owner of Iowa Travel in Des Moines and E.T. Travel in Oskaloosa. Evelyn was a member of Lutheran Church of the Cross in Altoona. She enjoyed traveling with her bus tours and loved spending time with her family and grandkids.
Evelyn is survived by her five children, Jerry Cowart of Tucson, Arizona, Janice (Ron) Funk of Oskaloosa, Sharon Judson of Des Moines, Cheryl J. (Ronnie) Turner of Ankeny and Arthur D. Thompson of Bondurant; 9 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 6 great great-grandchildren; brother, Jackie V. (Connie) Daugherty of Tecumseh, Missouri and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Joe Tom Cowart and Les Thompson; daughter-in-law, Loretta Cowart; son-in-law, Derald Judson and grandson, Brett Cowart.
Published In Des Moines (IA) Register; Sunday, January 22, 2012, Page 7B