Evelyn Louise Tawes, 70

CRISFIELD - Evelyn Louise Tawes, 70, died Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

Born in Westover on Oct. 17, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Mae Cowger Dorsey. Her husband, John Elwood "Feet" Tawes, Jr., died April 14, 2003.

She was a homemaker and was a clerk at the former Carvel Hall Cutlery in Crisfield for 15 years.

She was a devoted member of the First Baptist Church in Crisfield where she worked the soup kitchen and cooked and delivered Thanksgiving dinners. She was a devoted wife and mother and she loved taking care of her grandchildren. She was a very giving person.

She is survived by a daughter, Linda Tawes Wilson and her husband Gary of Crisfield; two sons, David Lee Tawes and his wife Linda and Tony Darrell Tawes and his wife Mary, all of Crisfield; eight grandchildren, David Lee Tawes Jr., Jason Tawes, Kevin Wilson and his wife Nicki, Tony "T.J." Tawes Jr., Jacob Tawes, Jackie Tawes, Dylan Tawes, and Jason Meadows; and two great-grandchildren, Ashley Tawes and Brandon Tawes.

A brother, Lloyd Dorsey is deceased.

Funeral services were held June 3, 2007, at Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield. The Rev. Jack "Tad" Maroon officiated. Burial was in Sunnyridge Memorial Park in Crisfield.

Memorial contributions may be sent to First Baptist Church, 1 S. Somerset Ave., Crisfield, MD 21817.

Arrangements were in the care of Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield.