Extracted from The Shreveport Times (Shreveport, LA)
Sunday, December 3, 2000

Evelyn Buce Folse

YORKTOWN, VA - Evelyn Buce Folse, mother of Darrel Edward Folse, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2000, after a brief illness. She was 91.

Mrs. Folse was born in Winnfield, Louisiana and lived most of her life in Bastrop, Louisiana where she worked as a school teacher and later for Folse Insurance Agency. She was a loving wife and devoted mother of three children.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas B. Folse, after 55 years of marriage. Since the death of her husband in 1994, she has made her home with her daughter, Sandra Folse Tumminello and son-in-law, Albert J. (Buck) Tumminello in Yorktown, VA. Mrs. Folse is also survived by two sons, Paul Douglas Folse and his wife, Delilah, of Temple Terrace, FL and Darrel Edward Folse and his wife, Anna of Shreveport, LA; seven grandchildren, Brett Folse of Columbia, SC, Warren Folse of Ocala, FL, Trey Tumminello of Yorktown, VA, Doug Tumminello of Littleton, CO, Jo Anna Reagan, Darrel and Robert Folse, all of Shreveport, LA; and four great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Folse was a kind and gentle mother and friend and her memory will be cherished by all that were privileged to have known her. Prior to moving to Virginia, Mrs. Folse was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Bastrop, LA. Since moving to Virginia, Mrs. Folse was a member of Grace Episcopal Church, Newport News.

A memorial service will be conducted at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, at Grace Episcopal Church in Newport News. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Grace Episcopal Church, 72 Walnut Ave., Newport News, VA 23607. Cremation Society of Virginia is in charge of arrangements.