Evelyn Joyce Botts

Evelyn Joyce Botts obituary, Cameron, TX

Evelyn Joyce Botts

Evelyn Botts Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home on Jan. 5, 2026.
Evelyn Joyce Botts, 94, of Cameron died Thursday, January 1, 2026 in a Temple hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cameron. Visitation will be 10:00 am until service time Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Botts, a retired waitress and nurse, was born October 2, 1931 in Sandoval, Texas to Benjamin Franklin and Mary Annie (Kelm) Schirpik. In 1947 she married, Richard Keith Botts and he preceded her in death in 2002. She was a member of Battetown Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by: daughters Rosalind Jones and Lynette Jochec; brother, Larry Schirpik; and sister Pauline Render. She is survived by:
Son Richard Botts & wife Talma of Temple
Daughters Cheryl Dickerson of Luling
Denise Kopriva & husband Robert of Temple
Yvonne Cunnick of Cameron
Brother Franklin Schirpik of Marble Falls
Sisters Bennie Chambers of Georgetown
Artie Stockton of Dripping Springs
11 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, and 3 great, great grandchildren
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