Evelyn Loven Ochs
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Evelyn Loven Ochs died on January 14, 2022 at Brookridge Retirement Community in Winston-Salem. She was 89. Evelyn was born on May 16, 1932, in Spruce Pine, N.C., to the late Carl and Cordie Loven. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband of 23 years, Rev. Glenn R. McCulley and sister, Marjorie Loven White. Evelyn is survived by her husband of 40 years, Rev. Theodore R. Ochs and her two daughters, Lucretia McCulley (Dan Ream) of Richmond, Virginia, and Mary Evelyn McCulley of Torrance, CA, and one grandson, Paul G. Ream of Washington, D.C.
She is also survived by four stepsons, Stewart Ochs (Mary Ellen); Mark Ochs (Kathy); Ted Ochs, Jr. (Bonnie); Paul Ochs; two stepdaughters, Jocelyn Hughes (John) and Sharon Boston (Wallace); 15 step-grandchildren and 11 step-great-grandchildren.
Evelyn was a 1950 valedictorian graduate of Harris High School in Spruce Pine, NC. In 1954 she graduated from Greensboro College with a degree in Religion, Christian Education and Philosophy. Later she was accredited in Early Childhood Education and taught in the North Carolina Public Schools for 15 years and 10 years in early childhood education in Pennsylvania.
She married Rev. Glenn R. McCulley in June, 1954. They served Western North Carolina Conference churches in Winston-Salem, Asheville, Norwood, Dallas, Cherryville and Lake Junaluska until Glenn's death in 1978. While living at Lake Junaluska, N.C., Evelyn met Rev. Ted Ochs, a minister in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church. They were married in 1981 and lived in Pennsylvania where they served several churches before retiring to Lake Junaluska (1996) and then in Winston-Salem (2001).
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 22 at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church, 3543 Robinhood Road, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Masks and social distancing are required. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to UMAR at umarinfo.com/donate or Red Bird Mission at rbmission.org/support/. Online condolences may be made at www.salemfh.com/.