Mary Lee Evans' Obituary
Mary Lee Evans passed from this life and into eternal life with our lord on June 10th at the age of 88.
She was born Mary Lee Rogers to parents Willie and Lela Rogers on August 28, 1932, in Tulsa, OK. She was a graduate of Will Rogers HS in 1950.
She met and married Earl Evans and they had 3 daughters.
Mary Lee Joined the Tulsa Garden Club in the ’60s and discovered her love & talent for floral design. She opened her first flower shop “Le’Vans Flowers” in 1964 and was off to a very successful 54-year career! Her talent did not go unnoticed as she was invited and worked on 4 presidential Inauguration’s The rededication of the Statue of Liberty, the Oklahoma City Nat’l Memorial & the Rose Bowl parade. She worked her way to the top of AIFD American Institute of Floral Design & through this group she held officer positions, commentated, taught classes, and traveled extensively all over the world.
Mary Lee is survived by her 3 daughters, Teresa Vaughn of Santa Maria, CA, Pam Lemonds of Tulsa & Marsha Mathis (husband Bob) of Tulsa
5 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 2 sisters Gay Brady & Billie Stafford (husband Delbert) both of Tulsa, and her longtime Best Friend, Frankie Shelton of Houston.
A memorial service will be held at Floral Haven Chapel on Tues. June 15th at 12:30 pm.
A Visitation will be held Mon. June 14th, 4-6 pm.
Our family would like you to know in lieu of contributions........
Please call your local florist and send flowers to someone you love, in Honor of Mary Lee Evans because
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