Evelyn Kidd Voigt

Evelyn Kidd Voigt, 88, of Mountain Brook, passed away May 12, 2016. Evelyn, loving wife of William Carl Voigt, Jr., was born to Maurine Mohler Kidd and Benjamin Edgar Kidd, Jr. on August 5, 1927. She was predeceased by her husband and by her brothers Earl Murray Kidd and Benjamin Edgar Kidd, III. She is survived by her children Valerie Evelyn Voigt, of Palo Alto, California; Cynthia Voigt Walters, of Birmingham; and William Carl Voigt III, of Birmingham. She is also survived by grandsons Crawford Lee Voigt and Eric Enslen Voigt of Birmingham, and granddaughters Elana Athena Voigt of Bremerton, Washington, and Kala Astarte Lee of Palo Alto, California. Mrs. Voigt attended Auburn University, where she earned a degree in Commercial Art and was the 1948 Homecoming Queen. Also in 1948, she won a beauty contest which resulted in a decade-long part-time modeling career, beginning with a year as Dr. Pepper's "Miss South" 1949.

She married William Carl Voigt, Jr. in December, 1948, embracing traditional family life and raising three children, gracefully accepting with them a parade of pet turtles, rabbits, lizards, snakes, and puppies. Evelyn was active in the community, volunteering many hours at Canterbury United Methodist Church and being active in the Birmingham Civiettes, a local civic club that does fundraising projects to support United Cerebral Palsy of Birmingham. She was also a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta social sorority (Auburn University), The Club, and the Vestavia Country Club. She was a member of Canterbury United Methodist Church, and with her husband gave enthusiastic financial support to the Methodist Children's Home, Alabama Sheriff's Boys Ranch and numerous other charities.

Mrs. Voigt enjoyed dancing, travel, spending time at Lake Martin and singing in informal jam sessions that she and her husband used to host. She will be sorely missed by her family and friends.

A memorial service will be held for Mrs. Voigt will be held in the chapel of Canterbury United Methodist Church at 12:30 PM on Monday, May 16th. Mrs. Voigts family will receive friends following the service in the church parlor. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in her name to Canterbury United Methodist Church (http://www.canterburyumc.org).