Evelyn L. Gillogly

Evelyn Louise Gillogly, age 85, of Garnett, KS, passed away June 30th, 2023.

She was born October 16, 1937 in Welda, Kansas, and was the daughter of Elmer and Nancy Ruth (Sterling) Gillogly.

Evelyn attended Cedar Head Country School through 8th grade and attended high school in Welda, graduating in 1955.

After graduation, she did housework and babysat for two years. During the summers she worked in Weston, OR at a pea cannery.

In 1957, Evelyn moved to Garnett and worked at Palm Dry Cleaner and Laundry for six and a half years, then at the 59 Motel for seven years. She then went to work in Ottawa, KS at the H.D. Lee Sewing factory as a Production Coordinator from 1970 until their closing in 1988. She remained in the same building, working five years for a screen printing and embroidery company until they closed too.

In 1994, she went to work for Anderson County Hospital in housekeeping and laundry services for 13 years and retired in 2007.

Evelyn's hobbies were sewing, making clothes for herself, her daughter, and ironing for others. She also enjoyed playing bingo and putting puzzles together, especially while drinking a Pepsi or Cherry Coke. Upon retirement, she made her first quilt and got "hooked," making many quilts for her family. She loved cooking dinners for her grandsons and their friends. Evelyn also enjoyed going to any sports or school activities, especially those her grandsons were involved in. Spending time with her daughter, Kandie Johnston, and her grandsons, Dakota and Denver was very important to her.

She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Lucille in infancy, Velma Gillogly, Pearl Messick, and Dorthy Weber; three brothers, Lloyd Gillogly, Wendell Gillogly, and Dale Gillogly; three sisters-in-law, Georgia Gillogly, Patty Gillogly, and Jo Anne Gillogly; and a brother-in-law, Dale Weber.

She is survived by her daughter, Kandie Johnston (Monte Smidt); grandsons, Dakota Johnston, and Denver (Cora) Johnston; sister, Edna (Byron) Finley; sister-in-law Nancy Gillogly, and many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, July 7, 2023, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett, Kansas. Evelyn's family will greet friends at 1:00 PM prior to the funeral service. Burial will follow at the Garnett Cemetery. Memorial contributions to the Garnett Church of the Nazarene may be left in care of Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, PO Box 408, Garnett, Kansas 66032. Condolences to the family may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com .