Evelyn Cowden

Evelyn Sue Harrell Cowden went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on February 13, 2017. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on April 10, 1929 and spent her early years with her family first in Tarrant City, Alabama and later in Village Springs, Alabama. She graduated from Jefferson County High School in the class of 1947. She raised her family in Pinson, Alabama after following her husband's Navy career that took her to Florida and Maryland. She was a faithful member of the Palmerdale United Methodist Church where she served in multiple positions of lay leadership including service with children, youth, United Methodist Women and overseas missions. She spent her entire lifetime using her gift of service for others. She dearly loved her husband of 68 years and was incredibly proud of her three granddaughters. She is survived by her husband William Edward (Ed) Cowden, her sister Helen Harrell Dennis, her two sons William Jeffery Cowden (Loretta) and Norman Edward Cowden (Kay), her granddaughters Meredith Laryn Cowden, Adrienne Marie Cowden and Laurel Kathryn Cowden and many nieces and nephews whom she adored. Her life will be honored with a funeral service at the Palmerdale United Methodist Church on Thursday February 16, 2017. Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm and the funeral will be at 2:00 pm. The funeral will be followed by a graveside service at the Remlap Methodist Church Cemetery. The family would appreciate any memorial donations to be made in her honor to the "Haiti Endowment Fund" in care of the Palmerdale United Methodist Church. Jefferson Memorial Trussville directing.