Evelyn Sue Garoutte

Evelyn Sue (Scott) Garoutte was born on January 15th, 1945, in Bunch, OK, the eighth and youngest child of Tom and Pearlie Scott. She grew up around Barber and Bunch. Evelyn attended school at Cave Springs and graduated from Tenkiller High School in 1963. She spent much of her adult life around Muldrow and Caney, OK. Evelyn worked at the Canning Tomato Factory in Caney. She worked at the Hill Top Truck Stop and Hale’s Drive Inn in Muskogee; and finally the Coburn Eye Plant while living in Muskogee.

When she first turned 21, she married Will Stufflebean and they divorced a few years later. Evelyn then met and married Alan Garoutte. They were married for 13 years when they divorced.

Evelyn moved to Independence, Missouri in 1986 where she worked as a custodian at a hotel and finally at St. Mary’s Hospital as a custodian until she retired at the age of 62.

Evelyn’s great passion in her retirement was gardening. She spent countless hours growing her flowers and vegetables all around the outside of her house. She took serious pride in sharing her home-grown flower seeds with Daisy and Mabel. She found peace in canning and/or freezing most of her vegetables.

Evelyn passed from this life on February 26th, 2025 at her home in Independence, Missouri. She was 80 years old.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents and all of her siblings: Freeman, Leeman, Bill, Robert “Short”, Rosie, and Grace Jane.

Those left with kind memories include her beloved nieces, Daisy Rogers and Mabel Hagan; her favorite nephew, Larry Glory; Connie Smith, John and Mark Glory; Susie and Mary Scott; George, Willie, Greg, and Sheila Scott; Jim and Robert Scott; and Roger, Dale, and Elliott Thorn as well as numerous numbers of great nephews and nieces and a handful of dear friends.

Funeral services for Evelyn Sue Garoutte, will be held on Friday, March 21st, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Reed-Culver Chapel with Reverend Debbie Humphrey officiating. Honorary Pallbearers for Evelyn include: Larry Glory, Roger Thorn, Dale Thorn, Elliott Thorn, Bryan Rogers, and Benjamin Rogers. She will be laid to rest at Barber Cemetery with the rest of her family.