EVELYN CHASTEEN
Evelyn C. Chasteen, 74, of Brownsville passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2020. She was born on April 20, 1946, to the late Walter Yates and Elenora Howard Yates Watson in Maysville, Kentucky.
Evelyn spent her beloved time caring for her children at home.
She is survived by her daughter – Melissa Hensley; four sons – Keith Purcell, Robert (Paula) Duenne, Ronald (Melanie) Duenne, and Jerry (Barb) Chasteen; two sisters – Peggy (Hobert) Fields and Ruth (Howard) Fairchild; 12 grandchildren – Kaitlyn, Kolton, Kaysia, Ezra, Elijah, Blake, Dillon, Tiffany, Teia, Keith Jr., Ashley, and Amber and also 12 great grandchildren; as well as eight nieces and nephews.
Along with her parents, she was preceded by death by her two brothers, Morris Yates and Wayne Watson, and three sisters, Louise Grimes, Charlotte Purcell, and Maxine Gore.
Evelyn’s children would like to extend their gratitude to Hickory Creek Nursing Home’s staff for more than 10 years of care for their mother.
Visitation for Evelyn will be held on Monday, November 2, 2020, from 11 a.m., until 1 p.m., at Urban Winkler Funeral Home, 513 W. 8th St. Connersville, IN 47331 with the funeral service to begin at 1 p.m., at the funeral home. A graveside service will follow in Brownsville Christian Union Cemetery.