Evelyn Parsons, age 83, was born April 8, 1933 to the late Dee and Elcie Phipps Whittaker in Sparta, TN and passed away on Feb. 17, 2017 in Crossville, TN. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and daughter and loved her family dearly. She loved the Lord and was a member of the Bowman Bible Baptist Church where she attended faithfully. Evelyn enjoyed playing Bingo and gardening and worked at Avery Dennison for 26 years making many lifelong friends.

She is survived by and will be missed by her children- Thomas Troy Parsons Jr., Robert Larry Parsons (Mary), Elsie Mae Robbins (Dale), Shirley Marie Beaty (Donald), Gary Bruce Parsons (Jennifer) all of Crossville, TN; ten grandchildren- Rob, Tony, Caleb, Logan, and Trevor Parsons, Heather Dirkovics, DC and Dustin Robbins, Whitney Qualls and Britney Beaty; seven great grandchildren- Sarrah, Kris, Jakob, and Seth Parsons, Lochlann and Kylee Robbins and Zane Qualls; and sister- Lillie Berniece French.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her loving husband of 55 years- Thomas Troy Parsons; sister- Roxie Lee Keyes; brothers- Harold Douglas and William Kenneth Whittaker.

The family will receive friends on Feb. 19 from 5 to 8 with service on Monday at 10:00 and burial in Creston Cemetery.