Lavon Irene Evans

Funeral services for Lavon Irene (Robison) Evans, of Sperry, were held Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Johnson Funeral Chapel in Sperry, OK. Reverend Dean Robison officiated and burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery in Sperry, OK. Casket bearers were Gene Evans, John Robison, Joey Arroyo, Dean Robison, and Rob Schyner.

Lavon was born June 22, 1920 in Catoosa, OK to George Washington and Luella Belle (Ellison) Robison. She passed away January 10, 2012 in Collinsville, OK at the age of 91.

Lavon was the second born of eleven children to George and Luella. She married George Everett Evans in 1937, remaining married until George’s passing on January 8, 1989. Lavon was a fine business woman, owning several restaurants in and around the Tulsa area. After retiring from the restaurant business, she worked for a downtown law office greeting people and directing them to their destinations. This was a fitting job for Lavon because she loved to talk and never met a stranger. Lavon leaves a legacy of love to all who knew her.

She is survived by her children, Gene Evans and girlfriend Kalynn Longley of Sperry, Joyce Langston and husband Kenneth, and Patricia Adams and husband Eddie; sister, Martha Buntt of Tulsa; brother, James Robison of Tulsa, and Raymond Robison of Sperry; numerous grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews; and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Luella Robison; sister, Mary Louise; brothers, Glen, Lonzo, Levi, Marion, Robert, and Ray.; grandchildren, Becki Groppi, and Jerry Evans.