Evelyn was born on September 27, 1929, to Charles and Kate Smith in Scotts Hill, Tennessee. After graduating from Spring Hill High School in 1947, she went on to study Education and work as a weaving instructor at Berea College in Kentucky.
During summer breaks, Evelyn traveled to western North Carolina to work at Fontana Village Resort. It was there she met the love of her life, James “Jim” Cable.
After graduation, the pair wed in Nashville, Tennessee. Soon after, they relocated to Jacksonville, Florida where they started their family and Evelyn landed her first full-time job as a teacher — kicking off a lifelong career in education.
After retiring in 1990, Evelyn and Jim spent many happy years gardening, traveling, quilting, visiting their grandchildren, making and keeping friends, returning to the place where they fell in love, and enjoying life together.
Evelyn was predeceased by her loving husband, Jim Cable, just 5 days shy of their 60th wedding anniversary. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Jimmie Lee and Dave Burrows of Jacksonville, Florida; her son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Cheryl of Grand Junction, Colorado; and, her daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Paul of Clemmons, North Carolina. She was a proud grandmother of 8 and great-grandmother of 4.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Trellis Supportive Care of Winston-Salem, North Carolina: https://www.trellissupport.org/content/ways-give.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.frankvoglerandsonsclemmons.com for the Cable family.
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