Evelyn R. Gaddis

Evelyn R. Gaddis, 86, 16447 Pretty View Drive, died of natural causes, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Plymouth, at 10:40 p.m. on Monday, January 27, 2003. Born in Robertsdale, Ind., on September 8, 1916, Evelyn was the daughter of Roy C. and Eva Kaiser Witter. Evelyn loved music and playing the organ and saxophone. On April 9, 1937, in Crown Point, Ind., Evelyn and Thomas H. Gaddis were married. Co-owner of Gaddis Construction Company in Munster, IN. with her husband, she lived in the Plymouth-Culver area for the past 25 years. A past member of the Plymouth Country Club, Evelyn enjoyed playing golf. She was also an energetic bowler in ladies’ league. She was a member of the Ladies Shrine Auxiliary. Evelyn is survived by Thomas, her husband of nearly 66 years, and by their daughter: Virginia and son-in-law, Gary Gribben of Boise, ID daughter-in-law, Pat Gaddis of Hammond and three grandchildren, Carol Lee, Thomas Ray,(Carey) Gaddis and P. Matthew Gribben. A sister, Selma Scaggs of Hammond, Ind., also survives. She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Thomas Lee Gaddis, and by five brothers: Edward, Laverne, Cecil, Leroy, and Reginald Witter. Twin sisters, Mabel and Annabelle Witter have also died as has Delmar Scaggs, a brother-in-law. Friends may come to celebrate her life with her family from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 30, 2003, in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. Funeral services, officiated by the Rev. Steven M. Mullins, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Plymouth, of which Evelyn was a member, will be held on Friday, January 31, 2003, at 11 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial will be in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth immediately following the service. Preferred are contributions made to the Alzheimer’s Association or First Presbyterian Church.