Margery Clark Evans
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Guilford - Margery Clark Evans passed away peacefully at the age of 103 on Monday, March 1, 2021. At the time of her passing, she was staying at the Pine Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation in Brattleboro, VT.
Margery was born at the Springs Farm in Guilford, Vermont on July 20, 1917. Her parents were Merton and Maude Clark. Margery was predeceased by her sisters, Elizabeth Clark Newton and Barbara Clark Dauphin, along with her brothers, Kenneth, Rodney, and John Clark. Margery was predeceased by her husband, Emery Evans, in 2005.
Margery graduated from Brattleboro High School in 1936. She married Emery Evans in 1942 and they resided at the Evans Farm on the Guilford Center Road for the rest of their lives.
Margery often recalled one story of Emery Evans, who was the love of her life. She remembers when she and many friends were all skating on the Evans Pond across the street from Evans' farm in Guildford and were "doing the whip." Margery was on the end of the "whip," flew off, and fell down on the ice. At that moment, Emery skated over, picked her up and kissed her on the lips. It was that wonderful moment when she knew Emery was interested in her, and the Evans farm would soon be her lifetime home.
As part of their lives together, Emery and Margery took many trips, including journeys to Nova Scotia, to New York City to the World's Fair, and many other places. They never stopped being in love.
The Evans' were friends to all in Guilford and were active members of the community.
In the 1960's and 70's, she and Emery became good and stalwart friends with all of the young people who moved into town. That group of people formed the Packers Corner's Commune and Total Loss Farm.
Margery was a fabulous baker and she loved to sew. Her favorite time of the year was Thanksgiving because she loved cooking and seeing everyone. She made everyone's favorite pie at Thanksgiving. Because everyone had different "favorites," this meant making up to eight or nine different types of pies.
Oftentimes, Margery would reminisce fondly about the Clark Family Reunion and Potluck that her sister Elizabeth and husband Harold would have each year. This family event became so large that, at one point, the reunions were held at the Kiwanis Park in Vernon, Vermont.
In her later years, Margery loved to be visited by her many friends and family and would share her lifetime of stories - from the time her father's new car, (the first one in Guilford) fell through the barn floor, to stories of her brother Kenneth bending wooden boards into skis over the sugaring arch so he could navigate the local ski jump (of course his bindings were made of mason jar rubbers!).
Emery and Margery prospered at the family farm together for many decades raising their three children, Marcia (husband Henry Kempf), Chester (wife Pam) and Charles. They also raised two of their beloved grandchildren, Tami Evans Napolitano and Ronald Evans. Their son Chester had five children: Tami Evans Napolitano (husband Anthony Napolitano), Ronald Evans, Chad Evans (son Kyle Evans), Jason Evans (daughter Malana Evans) and Nicole Evans (daughter Aliza Mahoney). Marcia Evans Kempf had one son Daniel L. Brush (wife Maureen Hall) with three more grandchildren: Aurora, Emery and Alex Brush.
Graveside services will be conducted Saturday, May 1st at 11:00 a.m. in Christ Church Cemetery. A memorial service in celebration of her life will be held Tuesday, July 20th at 3:00 p.m. in Guilford Community Church. Due to the pandemic, masks and social distancing are required.
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