Evelyn Dusek Pound Bailey

Evelyn is survived by her husband of 10+ years, Lloyd Bailey, her daughters Gail Sullivan and husband Jim, and Ann Hopkins and husband James, her daughter-in-law Mary Ann Pound, three grandsons, Nick Hopkins, Tony Hopkins and Brian Sullivan and three granddaughters, Lauren Hrycushko and husband Brian, Abby Pound and Kelly Gomez and husband Evan, a number of cousins and many friends. She was predeceased by her first husband an Army Pilot, Ted Barton killed in WW II very soon after their marriage, her second husband of 48 years, John Hugh Pound who was the father of her three children, her son John Hugh Pound Jr. and her brother, A.J. Dusek. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm at Cook-Walden Funeral Home, 6100 N. Lamar in Austin on Tuesday, the 18th. Graveside services will be at 10:00 AM on Wednesday at Cook-Walden Capital Park Cemetery, 14501 N I-35. A memorial service will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 3003 Northland Drive at 2:00 PM on Wednesday conducted by her ‘bonus’ son The Reverend Patrick Bailey.

Pallbearers will be Nick Hopkins, Tony Hopkins, Brian Sullivan, Brian Hryushko, Evan Gomez and Royce Flournoy. Honorary pallbearers will be James Campbell and Bill DeLauro.

Evelyn Rose was born in Granger, Texas, the first of two children born to Albin Dusek and Antonia ‘Tonie’ Hurtik Dusek. Evelyn and her ‘little’ brother A.J. moved with the family to Waco when Evelyn was 6 years of age where she started to school. Evelyn was an OUTSTANDING student throughout her school career graduating from Waco High as Valedictorian of several hundred graduates in 1940 after earlier statewide recognition in WHO’S WHO IN TEXAS HIGH SCHOOLS.

Evelyn entered Baylor on a full Academic scholarship as a Philosophy major. After three semesters Evelyn decided to pursue a career as a nurse, left Baylor and entered the Scott & White School of Nursing in Temple. After one year, at age 19 she quit to marry her “knight in shining armor” Ted Barton. Ted had some Czech ancestry and his father was a Brethren Minister who had married Evelyn’s father and mother and had baptized both Evelyn and her brother A.J. Ted went overseas as a B-24 pilot soon after Guadalcanal was captured by the Americans. Very soon thereafter he was shot down, declared MIA and then declared dead.

Evelyn returned to Granger and taught school for two years, then returned to Scott & White and obtained her R.N. Degree. After working as an evening hospital supervisor, she returned to Baylor, graduated with a BS in Philosophy in 1952 and returned to nursing in Temple at Scott & White. Later that year, she agreed to a ‘blind date’ that became husband John in early 1953. Evelyn and John had a happy, loving marriage of 48 years that produced the three children noted above.

In her own words, Evelyn first met that “little red-headed boy named Lloyd Bailey” in 1930 in the 2nd grade. By the 5th and 6th grades they were first-ever sweethearts. Despite having written Evelyn love letters at age 13, at age 14 Lloyd developed the not-uncommon young teen-age-boy anti-girl complex and they broke up. Except for two letter exchanges during the war all contact was lost for almost 60 years during which time the “little red-headed boy” also married and had fathered 4 children.

Early in 2002, having learned of Evelyn’s loss of John and having also lost his spouse of 55 years, the “little red head” e-mailed Evelyn from California his condolences and asked if she remembered her first sweetheart. The question was answered positively. Thus began a long-range courtship that included almost nightly letters and phone calls from California to Texas, then several trips between California and Texas, both ways, that culminated in Evelyn marrying her “little red-headed” boy friend (now bald.)

Evelyn and Lloyd enjoyed ten+ years of great love supported fully by all of their children and grand children. Along with frequent SCRABBLE games played on equal terms, they took great pleasure in reminiscing, somewhat extensive traveling, Symphony and Opera memberships, Aggie Football Season Tickets in the Zone Club and membership in Covenant Presbyterian Church, Lloyd being a Presbyterian Elder just as was husband John. Evelyn believed and Lloyd firmly believes that the Good Lord was instrumental in their getting back together with their very first sweetheart after a 57 year hiatus.

Condolences may be sent to www.cookwaldenfuneralhome.com.

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