Evelyn Gunn

Evelyn Gunn, 78, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Piggott, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2004, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff.

Ms. Gunn was born Feb. 4, 1926, in Poplar Bluff. She was of the Pentecostal faith and was a retired nursing home nurse's assistant.

Survivors include one daughter, Phyllis Armstrong of Sterling Heights, Mich.; her mother, Stella (Loge) McGowen of Chickamauga, Ga.; two brothers, Wesley Carl McGowen of Chickamauga, Ga., and Bill McGowen of Winter Haven, Fla.; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at Cottrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff with Rev. Wayne Bowman officiating. Burial followed in Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Poplar Bluff.

Cottrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff was in charge of the arrangements.