Mrs. Evelyn Nutt

Mrs. Evelyn Joyce Stone Nutt, 91, of Whitehouse (formerly of Henderson) passed into her Heavenly home on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, in Tyler after a courageous 2-year battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Funeral services for Mrs. Nutt will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2025, in the chapel of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home in Henderson, Texas, with Pastor Darryl Crawford and Gary Thorpe officiating. Interment will follow at Strong Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends before the service at the funeral home and after the graveside service at Strong Cemetery. Born on December 22, 1933, in Hope, New Mexico, to Lillian (Bryant) and Jess Stone, Evelyn graduated from Fort Sumner (NM) High School in 1952, where she was voted as the “Most Likely to Succeed”…which she certainly did, as evidenced by the tremendous impact she had on all who met her…offering words and prayers of comfort, encouragement, and hope…to friends, family, acquaintances, and complete strangers…everywhere she went. She married the love of her life, Hubert Lavaughn Nutt, on June 6, 1952, and made their first home in Fort Sumner. They were blessed with four wonderful children and Evelyn worked happily to care for their children, their home, and their many interests outside the home…in both their community and their church. She was frequently called upon to sing at weddings, funerals, or any other event that called for musical enrichment. She also enjoyed quilting, sewing, gardening, canning her own vegetables, feeding the chickens, making butter, and many other farm activities. In 1978, Evelyn and Hubert moved to Henderson, Texas…and eventually all of their adult children joined them in East Texas. Once all of her children were grown, Evelyn took the empty nest opportunity to explore working outside the home and earned her Cosmetology License at Kilgore College. After working as a hairdresser for many years, she transitioned into a vocation where she combined her love of people with her love of cooking and joined the cafeteria staff of Henderson I.S.D. and remained there until her retirement in 2002. After her husband’s death in late 2002, Evelyn moved to Whitehouse and spent her remaining years enjoying her family and friends, attending church and her Sunday school class, and watching Friday night high school football…and its star’s transition into the NFL. Evelyn cherished her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren…and looked forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations with her home overflowing with noise, laughter, good food, and her growing family. Evelyn was a faithful member of Rose Heights Church in Tyler, where she enjoyed serving the Lord and loving His people. She felt a strong relationship with God and attended church to worship Him publicly. But her love for Him was more than a once-a-week endeavor. She spent hours in prayer daily…praying for her family, praying that they would also know and love the Lord…praying for triumph over whatever trials they encountered. Evelyn’s absence will leave a tremendous void in the hearts of all who knew and loved her, but that void will be filled when the great reunion is complete. Mrs. Nutt was preceded in death by her parents, Lillian and Jess Stone; her husband of 50 years, Hubert Nutt; her brother James Stone; her sister, Mildred Wakefield; her great-granddaughter Farrah Rhodes; and sons-in-law, Michael Ferguson and Scott Bauer. Mrs. Nutt is survived by her four children: Lavonda Ferguson (Henderson); Carolyn Bauer (Tyler); Terry Nutt and wife, Amy (Groesbeck); and Melvin Nutt (Whitehouse). She is also survived by her eight grandchildren: Latana Rhodes (Henderson); Michael Ferguson (Henderson); John Bauer (Tyler); Rachel Sparks and husband, Brian (Texarkana, AR); Monica Garcia and husband, Seth (San Antonio); Shaina Breedlove and husband, Lee (Tyler); Krista Ryndak and husband, Bryan (Woodstock, IL); and Joel Nutt and wife, Catherine (Brookshire, TX). Mrs. Nutt is also survived by her brother, Jack Stone, of Ardmore, OK, and her sister-in-law, LaJuana Stone of Lewisville, TX; and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Serving as pall bearers are John Bauer, Joel Nutt, Michael Ferguson, Canyon Rhodes, Brett Sparks, and Brennon Sparks. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Mrs. Evelyn Nutt

December 22, 1933 - January 22, 2025