Evalene Miller Bond

Bluefield, WV - Evalene Burton Bond, 93, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, died Sunday August 24. 2014. A native of Mercer County, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Crettie Gent and Roy Miller of Brushfork, West Virginia. Lovingly known as “Mamaw” by her family, she was also known for her cooking, especially her fried chicken and fried apple pies, the wonderful home she kept and her love of the Lord. Throughout her life, Evalene did what she did best: taking care of others, her mother during her long illness and then both husbands during their illnesses. She was a member of Calfee Memorial Christian Church. Evalene grew up in McComas, West Virginia where she met and married Herbert Burton. In 1944, she received a telegram that Herbert was MIA in World War II. Evalene later found out that he was taken prisoner by the Germans at the Battle of the Bulge. Upon Herbert’s return to McComas, West Virginia, he and Evalene raised their two sons while Herbert worked as a coal miner and Evalene kept the home. After Herbert’s death, Evalene remarried. Her second husband, George Bond, was a high school friend of both she and her late husband Herbert. Evalene and George lived in Bluefield, West Virginia until his death. In addition to her parents, Evalene was preceded in death by husbands Herbert Burton, of 36 years and George Bond, of 15 years, brothers Theodore Miller, Mullen Miller and a sister, Velva Lee “Cookie” Howard of Palatka, Florida. Evalene is survived by her sons, Larry Graham Burton and wife, Yvonne Smith Burton of Cary, North Carolina and Danny Richard Burton and wife, Debbie Steele Burton of Princeton, West Virginia as well as 8 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren and sister Arbutus Butt of Middleburg, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday August 29, 2014 at the Mercer Funeral Home Chapel with the Minister Tony Reed officiating. Interment following at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Princeton, WV. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 – 11 AM Friday. Memorial contributions may be made, if desired to Calfee Memorial Christian Church, 620 Mercer Mall Road, Bluefield, W 24701. Family will serve as pallbearers. Those wishing to share memories or e-mail condolences may do so by visiting www.mercerfuneralhome.com Mercer Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family of Evalene Bond.

Evalene Miller Bond

August 23, 1921 - August 24, 2014