Jan Evans
Age - 73
November 7, 2023
Jan Adelle Evans Jan Adelle Jones Evans left this world for her heavenly home in the early morning of October 28, 2023. A memorial service is planned for December 8th at Cassville United Methodist church. Jan was born on January 7, 1950, to Adelle Morgenson and Bill W. Jones. Jan spent her childhood in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, graduating from College High School in 1968. She had two brothers, Don and Rick, and an honorary sister, Pilloo Pardiwalla, who lived with Jan's family through the Foreign Exchange Service. Jan participated in Girl Scouts, Marching Band, Piano performances, MYF, and aerobic swimming. She helped at her dad's real estate office in the summers. She attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater and was a Gamma Phi Beta Sorority member. Her initial field of study was in Interior Design. She started designing her dream house in her spare time. She had a life-changing experience when 2 little deaf girls were added to her extended family. She found her calling to teach Deaf children. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Speech-language Pathology in 1972. She went on to the University of Oklahoma Medical Center to get her Master of Science in Deaf Education/Communication Disorders. She was awarded her Professional Certificate for Teaching the Hearing Impaired in Early Childhood and Elementary Education in February 1979. Jan had her first professional teaching job with deaf babies, children, and their parents at the Easter Seals Foundation in Ft. Worth, Texas. She left there when the program closed and moved back to Bartlesville. She accepted a Speech and Language Pathologist position in Dewey Public Schools for several years. She also worked with the Project Echo program, serving preschool hearing-impaired children in the surrounding areas. In 1980, she accepted a hearing, speech, and language pathologist position in the early childhood Special Services for infants through the Preschool Special Services program with Bartlesville Public Schools. She also served the school-age hearing impaired until she retired in 2004. Jan was a beloved teacher, and her work still impacts the Bartlesville community today. Jan married the love of her life, Rick Evans, in November of 1982 at First United Methodist Church in Bartlesville. Rick's three daughters Kandi, Dana and Shelley, welcomed Jan into their family. In 1986, Dustin was added to their family. Amanda and Joey came into their fold in 1989. They all enjoyed camping, boating, and skiing together, especially at Big Bay on Table Rock Lake. After retirement, Jan and Rick saw their dream house built in the same area. Many happy hours were spent during their extended stay at the Lake House. They made many beautiful memories there. Jan is survived by her kids, Kandi Evans, Dana Bowman, Shelley Johnson, Joey Evans, and Amanda Evans. She is also survived by over 30 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. , her cousin Nancy Jones, and her five nieces Lynn Curto, Debbie Jones, Teresa Jones, Donna Jones Keffer, Rachel Jones, and her honorary sister Pilloo Millan. She was loved by many and will be missed by all, especially her best friends, Mary Rawlins Ramzel and Linda Goodwin. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Adelle Jones, her husband, Rick Evans, her son, Dustin Evans, her brothers Don and Rick Jones, and her niece, Beverly Jones. We would be honored for you to donate to Hearts for Hearing in Mom's name in lieu of flowers: https://heartsforhearing. org/donate/. Hearts for Hearing supports children with hearing loss in Oklahoma. Service arrangements and cremation are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory in Cassville, Missouri.Show more
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