Evvie Andrew Townson

Townson, Evvie Andrew, 88, stepped into the presence of his Lord, August 28, 2005. Visitation with family 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Smith Mortuary, Derby. Service 10:00 a.m. Thursday, Harvest Chapel Community Church, 1011 W. 55th St. So. Evvie was born June 9, 1917 at Eufala, OK. He was the fourth of seven children born to Susie Jane and John Patrick Townson. He grew up in Coffeyville, KS. He married Nelle Kelley on September 29, 1938. Nelle preceded him in death in 1978. Evvie had been a resident of Wichita since 1943. Evvie began working at a grocery store in Coffeyville when he was 12 years old. He worked eight years at the Sinclair Refinery there and he and Nelle moved to Wichita in 1943, when he began work at the Beech factory as a machinist. Through the years, Evvie worked at Thomas Hydraulic, The Boeing Company, Standard Products and finished his career as Vice President of the L.D. Supply where he was a part-owner. Evvie and Nelle had two sons, Jim and Gary. He was a charter member of Harvest Chapel Community Church. In 1980, Evvie married Dorothea Wenzel, who now resides in Ft. Meyer, FL. He leaves his two sons and their families, Rev. Jim and Sharon Townson of Haysville, KS, and Gary and Sheri Townson of Rose Hill, KS; eight grandchildren and their families, Greg and Carol Townson of Shawnee, KS, Tanya and Dennis Aitken of Aurora, NE, Brian and Rhonda Townson of Haysville, KS, Terra and Mark Johnston of Haysville, KS, Angel and Ivan Tenbrook of Moore, OK, Tasha and Rodney Moore of Haysville, KS, Shawn and Cheryl Townson of Mulvane, KS, and Trema and Steve McLemore of Haysville, KS, and 17 great-grandchildren. A memorial has been established with Harvest Chapel Community Church, 1011 West 55th St. So., Wichita, KS 67217. Tributes may be viewed at www.smithfamilymortuaries.com