Carole Jo (Kerley) Evans was born to Jack Roland Kerley and Georgia Weston (Howell) Kerley in Bristow, OK, on February 23rd, 1939. She moved with her parents to Edmond, OK, at the age of four. Carole Jo attended Edmond Public Schools, and graduated from Central State College in three years with a degree in business education and a minor in music. She was a charter member of the Epsilon Nu Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta. Carole Jo was organist and secretary for First Christian Church of Edmond and taught business classes at Star Spencer High School. In 1961, she married her high school sweetheart, J. Patrick Evans; they were married for 59 years. She supported her husband, Pat, through medical school, residency, and a successful orthopedic practice. She was active in the Junior League of Oklahoma City. She was an Elder, Deacon, and Trustee at Westminster Presbyterian Church, where she was also active as a Sunday school teacher, VBS teacher and director, played handbells, was a member of Women of Westminster, and accompanied and led multiple childrens’ choirs. She was on the organizing team for the very successful mid-week WPC program, called Youth Club, that ran for decades.
In 1988, she and partner, Barbara Stanfield, opened Oklahoma Quiltworks, tapping a great unmet need for quilters in Oklahoma and beyond. Oklahoma Quiltworks was selected as a Top 10 quilting store in Better Homes and Gardens Quilting magazine. She was co-owner of the store for 17 years.
She truly loved the roles of wife, mother, and grandmother. Her children do not remember a classroom where she was not a homeroom mother or volunteered to help out in some way. She was there for every rehearsal, concert, performance, and competition for her children and grandchildren. Mom (Mimi) was their number one fan. She was a fiercely loyal “mama bear,” as her family was everything to her. A perfectionist in all things, she excelled at calligraphy, sewing, playing the piano, and running the Evans’ home, among other talents.
Carole Jo was preceded in death by her parents, as well as her husband, who died eight weeks prior to her death. She is survived by her children: Tracy Lyn Evans, John Patrick (Packy) Evans, Jr., Kristin Howell (Evans) Linholm, and husband, Nick Carl Linholm; grandchildren: Jenna Carole Linholm, Jackson Evans Linholm, Joshua Nicholas Linholm, and John Patrick Evans III. The family would like to thank caretakers, Sherry Brown and Renee Hill, and Mercy Hospice.
A memorial service will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4400 N. Shartel, on Saturday, August 29th, at 11:00 a.m. Social distancing will be honored and masks required. For your convenience, the service will be available on livestream and will remain available for viewing anytime at Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/wpcokc and the church website online live stream: https://www.wpcokc.com/live-streaming.
Online memories and condolences may be shared with the family at
https://www.hahncookfuneral.com/.
In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in Carole Jo’s memory to Infant Crisis Services (https://www.infantcrisis.org/) or WPC Foundation (https://www.wpcokc.com/home).
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