Mary Lou Hamilton Evers

Mary Lou Hamilton Evers, age 70, of La Grande, died July 2, 2005 at a local care center. Mrs. Evers was born August 5, 1934, to Coy and Myrtle Arnson Hamilton in Florence, Arizona. The family moved to La Grande in 1947 where they owned Coy's Auto Supply. She graduated from La Grande High School in 1952 and studied bookkeeping at Eastern Oregon Normal School. On June 22, 1957, she married James G. Evers. She worked as a bookkeeper for her husband's business, Grande Ronde Construction, for more than 50 years. She was a member of the Laureate Alpha Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, the Daughters of the Nile, the Mavericks and the Rusty Wheels Car Club.

Survivors include her four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A daughter, Judy Lynn, died in 1988. Memorials may be made to the Shriner's Hospital.