EVA JANE DONLEY DeLAWDER MAYNARD

1955 - 2017

EVA JANE DONLEY DeLAWDER MAYNARD left this world on Sunday, March 5, 2017. She was born in Oak Hill, Ohio on August 14, 1955. She is survived by her husband Robert Maynard of Chesapeake, Ohio; daughters Lena Renee DeLawder and Rebecca (Andrew) Linn and four granddaughters, Josey Linn and Kaelyn Linn, all of Waverly, Ohio, and Emiley Linn and Morgan Linn, both of Medina, Tenn.; brother Thomas (Margaret) Donley of Chesapeake, Ohio; several nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly. She is predeceased by her parents, Gordon and Evelyn Donley, sister Bonnie Jones, brother Marlin Donley and her stepson that she adored, Donald H. DeLawder Jr. If you met her, then you met true kindness. If you knew her, then you knew love. She was a devoted wife, a caring sister, a loving mother and a super fun granny who made every day an adventure and always a good memory. An incredible nurse for over 30 years, touching the lives of many, she was a champion for the elderly and our nations veterans through her dedicated years at Bristol Village in Waverly, Ohio and The VA Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. After graduating from Ironton High School, Eva went to Buckeye Hills to earn her Practical Nursing License and later went on to receive her RN, from the University of Rio Grande which has graciously helped to set up a nursing scholarship in her memory. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 9 at Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton, with burial to follow at Rose Hill Burial Park, Ashland, Kentucky. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Phillips Funeral Home in Ironton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the University Of Rio Grande, Attention: Eva DeLawder Maynard Scholarship. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.