SMITH ISLAND - Clara L. Tyler, 94, of Ewell, Smith Island, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield. Born in Pennsgrove, Pa., Oct. 27, 1916, she was a daughter of the late William and Melissa Shehee Ellsworth. She was a homemaker and a member of Ewell United Methodist Church. She is survived by her son, Roger Evans and his wife Dot of Tangier, Va.; a step-son, Weldon Tyler and his wife Henrietta of San Antonio, Texas; a sister, Georgie Eutsy of Cambridge; a daughter-in-law, Nancy Parks of Tangier, Va.; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her first and second husbands, Clyde Evans and Carlos Tyler; a son, John Milton "Mickey" Evans; a daughter, Genevieve Marsh; and two sisters, Frances Lewis and Lucy Bradshaw. Funeral services officiated by Rev. Steve Willing were held Friday, April 15, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield. Interment was in Sunnyridge Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home Activities Fund, c/o Terri Dize, 201 Hall Highway, Crisfield, MD 21817. To send condolences, please visit www.bradshawandsonsfuneralhome.com.