Evelyn Thompson DeBorge Eason, 91, of Silsbee, passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017, in Silsbee. She was born on July 6, 1925, in Hampton, to Hazel Randall Thompson and Bird P. Thompson.
Mrs. Eason was an office manager and bookkeeper for Silsbee Auto Company, Abundant Life United Pentecostal Church, and Barry & Barry Sand Company.
Survivors include her stepchildren, Truitt M Eason and his wife, Sherry, of San Antonio; James Mark Eason of Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Jay Morgan Eason and his wife, Cheryl of Royal Oaks, California; grandchildren, Chris Eason of Beaumont, Melissa and Sean Eason, and Carter Eason, all of Austin, and Stacy E. Eason of Denver, Colorado; brother, Joel Thompson and his wife, Barbara Jean, of Silsbee; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Joe D. DeBorge and George T. Eason; brother, Claude S. Thompson; and stepdaughter, Selma Jean DeBorge Taylor.
A gathering of Mrs. Eason’s family and friends will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. Her funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 26, 2017, at Abundant Life Pentecostal Church, 191 East Avenue N and Highway 327, Silsbee, with the Reverend D.D. White officiating. Her interment will follow at Resthaven Cemetery, Silsbee.
