Evelyne Wallace

February 21, 1923 - February 22, 2022

Evelyne Wallace, of Lampasas passed away at her residence on February 22, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She had just celebrated her 99th birthday the day before on February 21, 2022. She was born to R.J. and Nellie Carr on February 21, 1923, in Liberal, Kansas. Her youth was spent mainly in Missouri. Evelyne settled in Texas in 1984 after a very full and eventful life. She had been a bookkeeper for Sherwin-Williams in Springfield Missouri for 27 years and owned and operated her own daycare facility in Refugio, Texas. The last part of her working career was to own and operate a bookkeeping and tax consulting service. She loved to paint, play dominoes and scrabble, and bake. She was known for her fabulous pies, jams, jellies and especially her apple butter. Evelyne is preceded in death by her parents, three sons, Franklin, Billy, and Carl Downing, one daughter, Patti Davis and one great-grandchild, David Downing and siblings, Ernest Carr, Lloyd, Carr, Velma Piwetz, Mildred Kline, Robert Carr, Raymond Carr and Howard Carr. She is survived by one sister, Marie Hart of Iowa, seven grandchildren, Steven Davis and wife Keli, Timothy Davis, Larry Davis and wife Lisa, Todd Downing and wife Tarah, Troy Downing, Tracy Meyers and husband Dave, and Evelyn Downing and one son-in-law, Larry Davis. There are also 17 great-grandchildren and 9, great-great grandchildren that survive Evelyne. There will be a Celebration of Life for Evelyne Wallace from 4:00 – 6:00 PM on Friday, March 4, 2022, at Heritage Funeral Home in Lampasas. Arrangements are entrusted to Heritage Funeral Home of Lampasas.