Evelyn (Kent) McMahon Obituary (1918

View Evelyn's video by clicking on the "Tribute Video" tab above. Evelyn L. (Kent) McMahon passed away on November 2, 2015 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Village in Hastings, Nebraska at the age of 97 years Memorial services were held Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., May 31, 2016 at the All Saints Chapel, Good Samaritan Village in Hastings with Dr. Lee Wigert officiating. Inurnment at the Red Cloud Cemetery. Evelyn was born at Red Cloud, Nebraska to Miner and Hazel (Lippincott) Kent on January 11, 1918. She was the oldest of 5 daughters. On May 30, 1941, Evelyn married Chester Clark McMahon in Little Rock, AR. They had two children, James Thomas and Janis Kay McMahon. Evelyn loved all things of nature. She was very artistic and loved to paint, sew, take photos, golf, play cards, and just have fun times with family and friends. Clark and Evelyn spent many years camping and fishing, going between homes in Red Cloud, Hastings and Edinburg, TX. During her working years, Evelyn was employed at the Webster County Courthouse in the Extension, Clerk and Treasurer's offices. The pride of her career was being the bookkeeper for Delbert Lewis for his many businesses and farms. Evelyn was a member of First United Methodist Church, Red Cloud and Grace United Methodist Church Hastings, NE. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Clark in 2001, sisters: Ardys Miksch, Marjorie Nowack, and Kathleen Atteberry, daughter in law Jane McMahon along with all of her brothers and sisters in law. Survivors include her son James (Tom) McMahon of Florence, OR; daughter Janis K. Fern and husband John of Glenvil, NE; grandson James L. Fern of Hastings, NE; Grandsons: Jamison L and Cooper L. Fern of Staplehurst, NE; sister Mildred Peterson of Phoenix, AZ; nieces and nephews Pattie (Miksch) Blankenbaker of Red Cloud, NE; Deborah (Atteberry) Flowers of Dodge City, KS; Hazel (Peterson) Eller of Phoenix, AZ; Beverly (Peterson) Landes of Deming, NM; Larry Nowack of Ozark, MO; Donnie Nowack of Ozark, MO and Kylie Nowack of Ozark, MO other relatives and a host of friends. Memorials in lieu of flowers may be given to Mary Lanning Hospice and/or to the McMahon family. Condolences may be sent to the family at wmsfh.com. PH 402 746 2500