Mrs. Evelyn Louise Wells Eaves, age 88, of Buchanan passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014.  Mrs. Eaves was born in Haralson County on December 6, 1925.  She was the daughter of the late Arthur Payne Wells and the late Sarah Elizabeth Thomas Wells.  Mrs. Eaves was retired from the Arrow Shirt Company.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Malone Eaves on December 31, 2013; three sisters, Eloise Anderson, Gaynell Bentley and Kathryn Carter; and two brothers, C.B. Wells and Ronald Wells.

Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Dianne and Ralph Carter of Buchanan, Elaine and Max Smith of Bremen and Kathy and Dwight Hurston of Bremen; seven grandchildren, Scott Carter, Steve Carter, Kim Fausset, Casey Robinson, Kelly Lambert, Stacey Morin and Amy Duke; eleven great grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. from Tallapoosa East Baptist Church with Dr. Thomas Ward, Dr. Allen Wilburn, Dr. W.A. Ivie, Dr. Mason Bush and Mr. Dwight Hurston officiating.  Music will be rendered by Bernard Whitton, Kristi Vines, Dr. W.A. Ivie and Londa Bush.  Interment will follow in Tallapoosa East Baptist Church Cemetery with the following gentlemen serving as pallbearers: Randall Carter, Gregory Carter, Ricky Mathis, B.L. Bentley, Charles Morin, Chad Robinson, Bill Lambert, Jonathan Duke, Mike Bentley and Tony Anderson.

The remains will lie in state at the Church from 1:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M.,

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.

Hutcheson's Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan is in charge of the arrangements.