Wanda Jo Evans

Wanda Jo Evans, 88, of DeSoto, Kansas, went home to the Lord on August 23, 2010.

Wanda was born May 11, 1922, to Joseph and Sarah Burndage. Wanda was legally blind and was a member of the West Central Workers of the Blind. In August of 1994 she served as president of the WCWB.

She loved to write poems, dance and play Pinochle and Pitch.

Wanda is preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Wayne E. Evans, and one grandchild. She is survived by three children, Rodney Evans, Shawnee, Kansas, Bill Evans, Blue Springs, Missouri and Rose Ellen Conner, Scottsdale, Arizona; 8 grandchildren, 13 great -randchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to church or to Missouri Council for the Blind, 5354 Chippewa, St. Louis, Missouri 63109

Visitation and Funeral Service

Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday, August 27, 2010, at the Monticello United Methodist Church, 23860 W. 75th Street, Shawnee, Kansas 66227. A Celebration of Life service will follow at the church at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, Kansas.