BETTY JEAN EVANS

Betty Jean Evans, 94, of Springfield passed away on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. She was born on March 25, 1930, in Springfield; the daughter of Tucker and Maud (Buckner) Bagley.
On Sept. 22, 1948, she married James Wesley Palmer and together they had four children. She later married Willard Evans on Sept. 27, 1979, and they shared over nine years together before his passing in 1989.
She worked for many years at City Hall Drug and Hamby’s Restaurant, which were both at the corner of Central and Booneville in Springfield.
She is survived by her children: Pamala Palmer, Beth (Dan) Mounts and Janice Riedle; five grandchildren and their spouses; seven great-grandchildren and their spouses; four great-great-grandchildren; and other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Willard Evans; daughter, Fayon Weeks; siblings: Barbara Ann Bagley, Jimmie Bagley, Jackie Bagley, Gerald Bagley and Joyce Harmon.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, at Danforth Cemetery in Strafford.
Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Wilson-Griffin Funeral Home in Ash Grove.