Evelyn Folkins
1927-2019
Evelyn Mae (Pearson) Folkins passed away, June 14, 2019,
surrounded by her loving family at the Sus Health Centre. She was
the wife of the late Thomas Folkins of Searsville, NB. Evelyn was born
in Elm Brook. NB on March 1, 1927. She was the daughter of the late
Richard and Susie (Reicker) Pearson.
Our Mom – active, full of life, sharp as a tack up
to the end. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother. She has done a wide variety of things over her 92
years from raising her children, caring for aging family, being a
farmer’s wife, making and decorating a wide variety of cakes
for all occasions, and upholstering furniture. She was an avid reader,
knitter, a local family and history buff.
Mom loved being involved in the lives of her grandchildren
and more recently her great-grandchildren. She worked for many years
at Belleisle Gardens and Cowtown Market, well up into her eighties.
She still spent Friday mornings at Pearson’s Corner Market
working in a “light-duty capacity”.
Evelyn attended St. Simon and St. Jude’s Anglican
Church in Belleisle and was a member of her childhood church, Trinity
Anglican in Springfield until its closing. She also enjoyed attending
Kings Kirk United Church. She was member of the Belleisle A.C.W. and
U.C.W., a member of the Kings County Historical Society and, as of
last week, had accepted the re-election as the treasurer of the Orange
Cemetery in Kars. This winter and spring she had enjoyed the walking
group at the Hatfield Point Baptist Church, She was excited to do her
30 laps around the gym with her walker. This past year she completed
many, many beautiful jigsaw puzzles with the help of her
home-makers.
We shall miss you Mom
Evelyn is survived by her three sons; Richard, Danny and
Elaine all of Searsville, and Richard Pearson and Beth of Sus, six
grandsons; David (Jaimee), Michael (Beth), Christopher (Carrie), and
Mathew Folkins, Owen and Emmitt Pearson, one granddaughter Taylor
Pearson. She is also survived by six great-grandchildren Dominic,
Elliott, Jaxon, Walker, Harper and Hudson Folkins, brother-in-law
Claude (Lillian) Russell and many nieces, nephews, cousins and
friends. Evelyn was predeceased by her loving husband Thomas Folkins,
an infant son, brothers Douglas (Gladys), Cecil (Louise), and her
sister Marie Russell. She was also predeceased by her sisters-in-law
Greta (Kenneth) Butler, Bernice (Earl) Bovaird, Alice (Bill) Chown and
Jean (Gordon) Sprague.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Sherwood’s
Funeral Home and Life Tribute Centre (506-839-2156), 18 Scovil Road,
Norton, NB. At Evelyn’s request there will be no visitation.
Funeral service will be held Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 11:00 am from
St. Simon and St Jude’s Anglican Church, Belleisle Creek,
NB. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery. A reception will
be held at the Belleisle Creek Community Hall following the
burial.
Memorial donations in memory of Evelyn may be made to IWK or
the memorial of the donor’s choice. Personal condolences to
the family and donations may be made through
SherwoodsFuneralHome.com
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Evelyn Folkins 19272019..
Death notice for the town of: Norton, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick