Carlene, 88, passed away on February 15, 2025. Born in Diablock, KY, she was the daughter of the late Carl Evans and Georgia Hoover. She was the oldest of five children; James Evans, Sandra Husmann, Edgar Evans(passed 2023) and Donna McKinney. She is survived by three of her four children, Michael Eversole, Catherine Eversole, Vicky Schick(passed 2023), and Mark Bearden, her Granddaughters Jennifer Krueger, Susan Pare, and Carly Blair.
She was married to David Lamar Bearden who passed away in 2014. She and Dave loved traveling and cruising. She and Dave traveled throughout the Pacific, Europe, the Mediterranean, and Caribbeans. They were inseparable. She was passionate about cooking. At an early age she was the chief cook and bottle washer at her family boarding house in KY. She could make anything and everything. Big family dinners always included more food than anyone could consume at any one time. Even after she lost her eye sight, she still loved to cook with the aid of her oldest daughter Catherine. She was a Military wife dating back to 1952.
A memorial service for Carlene will occur Friday, February 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM followed by a Visitation/Reception with Open Casket from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Smith & Williams Funeral Home, 4889 Princess Anne Rd., Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462. Her burial will take place Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery.
