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May 25, 2010

Barbara A. Evans, of West Pittston, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at her home after an illness.

She was born in Pittston, January 17, 1941, a daughter of the late Clayton E. and Elizabeth Carpenter Evans.

Barbara graduated from Westmoreland High School, Trucksville.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Pittston, where she served as Church Financial Secretary/Treasurer, and was a former member of the Church Diaconate.

She was a member of the Wyoming Chapter No. 1 Order of Eastern Star, serving as Worthy Matron for numerous terms. Barbara also served as District 21A Deputy Grand Matron and was a member of the Past Matrons and Past Patrons of Wyoming Valley.

Barbara was a member of the Dial Rock Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

She was employed in the department of accounts payable for the Coca-Cola Plant, Pittston Township, since 1982.

Barbara enjoyed traveling and was an avid Phillies Fan.

She is survived by daughter Cathy Lynn Small; brother Clayton E. Evans and his companion, Robin Goodwin; sister Patricia Frazier and her husband, Eugene, Montrose, Pa.; two nephews and two great-nephews; Very Special Friends Lynne Dente, Carolyn Jenkes and Iva Coyle; as well as her Beloved Cat, Felix.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday morning at the Howell-Lussi Funeral Home, 509 Wyoming Ave., West Pittston. The Rev. James Breese, her pastor, will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. The Wyoming Valley Chapter No. 1 O.E.S. will conduct services Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Interment will be in Mountain View Burial Park, Harding.

Memorial donations if desired may be sent to the First Baptist Church, Water Street, Pittston, PA 18640 and Special Olympics of Luzerne County, P.O. Box 1832, Shavertown, PA 18708.