Evelyn Lamos of Kewanna, Indiana, passed away at 4:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka. She was 78.
Born Nov. 11, 1942, in Brandon, Florida, she was the daughter of Preston Smith and the former Sally Pearl Morris. On April 24, 1965, in Brunswick, Georgia, she was married to Martin J. Lamos, and he survives.
Evelyn moved from Sussex, N.J., to Indiana 18 years ago to be closer to family. She worked for many years as a seamstress and had created over one hundred quilts. She enjoyed crafting and gardening.
Survivors include her husband, Martin J. Lamos, Kewanna; son, Franklin Joel (Patricia) Smith, Michigan; and two daughters, Pamela (Rick) Delaney, Perrysburg; and Deborah (Steve) Lee, Missouri; nine grandchildren, Ricky, Andy, and Mike Delaney; Stephanie, Cassie, and Connor Smith; and John, Jason, and Joanna Lee; eight great-grandchildren; three sisters, Joann (Henry) Pollock, Florida; Ann Llewellyn, Virginia; and Martha Helms, Florida; and two brothers, Preston Junior Smith, Florida; and Robert (Yoko) Smith, Florida.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Diane Smith and Louise Powell; and two brothers, Larry Dean Smith and Danny Smith.
Visitation was held Dec. 6 at McClain Funeral Home, Denver, Indiana. A second visitation was held Dec. 8 at Pinkel Funeral Home, Sussex, N.J., followed by burial at Frankford Plains Cemetery, Frankford Township, N.J.
McClain Funeral Home, Denver, Indiana, and Pinkel Funeral Home, Sussex, New Jersey, have been jointly entrusted with arrangements.