Evelyn Dabbs

Evelyn Chastain Dabbs, age 94, died on May 20, 2016, at Maple Ridge Health Care Center in Cartersville, Georgia. A Cartersville native, she was born on April 14, 1922, the first of seven children of Homer L. and Lula P. Bell Chastain.

In 1940 Evelyn married Stanley E. Dabbs. They raised two daughters and made a happy home in their hometown until his death in 1989 shortly before their 50th anniversary. Evelyn and Stanley were loyal active members of Pine Grove Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School.

Evelyn worked at E-Z Mills for many years, and later enjoyed working for Munn’s until she retired to care for her mother in her final years. Family was Evelyn’s primary focus. She liked nothing more than planning a party, and was known for her extraordinary hospitality and good taste. A woman of many talents, she was an exceptional cook and an accomplished seamstress. After retirement, she took an art course and painted lovely landscapes in oils. She had a gift for creativity, fashioning beautiful custom window treatments for her own home and the homes of close family members. She prepared outstanding main dishes and desserts for family gatherings and to cheer friends, and catered weddings and other events for those she loved. Evelyn was an avid reader. She loved animals and the beauty of nature, and enjoyed watching programs about wildlife. She never lost her excitement for the prospect of her next trip.

In addition to her beloved husband, she was predeceased by a sister, Mamie Mitchell, brothers J. W. and Thomas Chastain, nephews Kenneth Brown, Tim, Ted, and Paul Chastain, and brothers-in-law H. D. “Dee” Brown, and Johnny Mitchell.

Evelyn’s immediate survivors are daughter Johnette Dabbs Black and son-in-law G. Wendell Black, of Rogers, Arkansas and Cartersville, daughter Jacqueline “Jackie” Dabbs Lanier and son-in-law William P. “Bill” Lanier, of White, Georgia, grandsons David Black, of Key West, Florida, and Byron Black and his wife Teresa, of Rogers, Arkansas, and great-granddaughters Emily and Bailey Black, also of Rogers. She leaves behind two sisters, Mary Lou Brown and Minnie Chastain, brother Bobby H. Chastain and his wife Gina, sister-in-law Shelba Chastain, all of Cartersville, nieces Carolyn Mitchell Wynens, Yvonne Chastain Holmes, Karla Chastain Wooton, and Tracy Chastain, and nephew Tony Chastain. She is also survived by members of the Dabbs family: sister-in-law Ovalee Guyton, nephews and nieces Charles Adams, Shirley Hite, Robert Dabbs, Janice Hill, and Norman Dabbs Jr.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, May 22, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Owen Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held on Monday, May 23, at 11:00 a.m. in the Owen Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Clinton Green officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens in Cartersville.

Please visit www.owenfunerals.com to post tributes and sign the online register.

Owen Funeral Home, 12 Collins Dr., Cartersville, GA 30120 has charge of the arrangements.