Evelyn DeLois Pearce Barron Jouglard was born on January 22, 1936 to Nolan White Pearce and Lela Bertha (Barron) Pearce in Wichita Falls, Texas. At birth she was given to her Uncle JB Barron and wife, Ida Josie Belknap due to Lela having tuberculosis. Nolan and Lela both agreed to let her brother and his wife adopt Evelyn. Lela died the month after Evelyn DeLois was born. She grew up knowing her birth family and played with her three brothers and two sisters. She was legally adopted at age two but did not change her last name until she was six years old. At the age of six, Evelyn DeLois and her adoptive parents moved to Dallas, Texas for her dad to find work. Evelyn DeLois attended school in Dallas until 1952 when she married Albert Allen Jouglard. To this union was born a daughter, Debra Sharlene, a son, Larry Ray and son, Gregory Alan. The family moved to Irving, Texas after Larry was born and Greg was born 5 years later. They attended Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving, Texas, where Evelyn DeLois was a 2nd grade Sunday school teacher and years later a 10th grade girls Sunday school teacher. The family was always close and prayed together daily. In 1993, Evelyn DeLois and Albert welcomed a daughter-in-law, Donna into the family and celebrated with their son, Greg and his new wife. They moved to Sherman, Texas in 1994 and daughter, Debra moved with them. While living there Debra met her husband, Kenneth Russell who Evelyn DeLois and Albert welcomed into the family. They also welcomed a stepdaughter, Kimberly and stepsons, John and Aaron Russell into the family. In 2000, their son, Larry Ray passed away unexpectedly. On July 2, 2002, Evelyn DeLois and Albert celebrated their 50th Anniversary with friends and family. Then in 2008, after a long battle with MS and heart disease, Evelyn DeLois lost her beloved husband, Albert. In 2010, Evelyn DeLois was diagnosed with dementia/Alzheimer’s and as her health began to decline, her daughter cared for her until she had to be placed in a nursing home. The last nursing home she was moved to is where she passed away with her daughter by her side.
Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Debra Russell and husband, Kenneth; son, Gregory Jouglard and wife, Donna; step grandchildren, Kimberly Poort, and husband, Darren, John Russell, and Aaron Russell, and wife, Amy; step great grandchildren, Coleman Poort and Taylor Russell; and other loving family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Allen Jouglard; son, Larry Ray Jouglard; and her birth family and adoptive family.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2019 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas. Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, Texas. The family will receive friends during a visitation on Thursday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.