HOISINGTON — Donna Jean (Boyd) Evans, 88, went to be with the Lord and her husband, Richard Lee Evans, on Aug. 12, 2017, at Cherry Village Assisted Living in Great Bend. She was born May 23, 1929, in Wahansa, the only daughter of Oliver W. and Elsie Pearl (Reed) Boyd. Donna Jean Estalene graduated from Kingman High School. On Oct. 29, 1950, she married Richard Lee Evans in Kingman. He preceded her in death on Dec. 3, 2013.
A Hoisington resident since 1961, coming from Blackwell, Okla., she worked in the lab at Central Kansas Medical Center and also serving the public at Walmart as a night time stocker.
A beautiful mother to three daughters, Jeanine Evans of Hoisington, Judith Evans and husband Kent Rich of Great Bend, and Kristine Depiesse of Oklahoma City, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; and adoptive family, Gary Ummel and Candy Elsasser; and all the staff at Cherry Village. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oliver W. and Elsie Pearl (Reed) Boyd.
Per her wishes, there will be no services or public visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorials may be made to Donna Jean Evans Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.

Funeral arrangements provided by
Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home*
P.O. Box 146
Hoisington, KS 67544
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Aug. 20, 2017