Evelyn Smith Poag

Evelyn was born October 6, 1931 in Brighton, TN one of eleven children born to the late Henry Reuben & Evie Elizabeth Smith. She graduated from Brighton High School and she had an associates degree from Draughon's Business College. She worked for 44 years at Arkansas Best Freight System as an executive secretary.

Along with her parents, Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband William Hamilton Poag, Jr.; son Robert "Bob" Hamilton Poag; and sisters Doris Faye Sanders, Nancy Jane Stroud and Joan Erwin.

She is survived by her daughter Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" (Scott) Biggs; siblings John Henry (Carolyn) Smith, Walter Lanier (Bonnie) Smith, Martha Jeannette (Richard) Daniel, Florence Ella (Richard) Gadomski, Sarah Frances (Bud) Bringle, Mary Rose (Sammy) Laxton, and Norma June (Doug) Jones; and grandsons Bradley Scott Biggs and Bryan Stephen Biggs.

A visitation for Evelyn will be held Friday, January 21, 2022 from 9:00 AM until funeral services begin at 10:00 a.m. all at Memphis Funeral Home, 5599 Poplar Avenue. Burial will follow in Memphis Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.MemphisFuneralPoplar.com for the Mrs. Poag.