Beech Tree News Network

Evelyn McClellan Byers, 75, of Drakesboro died Tuesday, July 28, 2015.
She was born in Muhlenberg County February 9, 1940. She taught in and retired from the Muhlenberg County School System. She was proofreader/ editor for Heart to Heart Publishing of Morgantown KY and was a feature writer for Miss Kitty's Journal, the official magazine of the Red Hat Society. Evelyn enjoyed reading, writing, photography, quilting, and sewing. Her book, Lovers, Liars, and Little Ones: A Potpourri of Stories, Poems and Humor, was published in 2007.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Nell McClellan, and her brother, Bobby McClellan.
Survivors include daughters, Toby (Freddie) Luckett of Beechmont, Maria (Jamie) Cansler of Dawson Springs and son, Perry Michael (Susie) Byers of Owensboro; grandchildren, Jared Luckett & fiance Brittney Griffin, Sarah Luckett, Timothy Cansler, Lauren(Matt) Fenwick, Chance Carner, and Tristan Cansler; great-granddaughter; Sawyer Fenwick, sister, Marilyn Franklin, Morgantown, and her companion, Bobby J. Gregory of Elkton.
Graveside services will be held Friday July 31, 2015 at 6:00 PM at Rochester Cemetery. Expression of sympathy can be made to the Muhlenberg County Public Library 117 S. Main St. Greenville Ky. 42345. Online condolences can be made at www.tuckerfuneralhomes.com Tucker Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.