Luzella Mae Evel, 80, passed away on February 07, 2018 at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. She was born on July 27, 1937, the daughter of James and Florence (Seimers) Smith.

She was a Registered Nurse at Grisell Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Utica, Kansas. She married Vernon Evel on August 31st, 1958, in Wichita, Kansas. He died on January 2, 2016.

Survivors include one son, James Bryan Evel of Utica; two daughters, Lorene and her husband, Larry Koch of Ransom and Patricia Lynn and her husband, Arnie Hess of Ransom; 4 brothers, Bill and his wife, Jan Smith, Gerald Smith, Charles and wife, Laverne Smith all of Wichita, Keith and wife, Terry Smith of Wilmington, NC; three sisters, Bertha Klausmeyer of Wichita, Vicky and her husband, Ernie Sponsel of Schulte, Gaylene and her husband, Rick True of Wichita; Six Grandchildren; and Eleven Great-Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Vernon Evel; one son, Robert Evel; and one sister-in-law, Cathy Smith.

Funeral service will be on Monday, February 12, 2018, 10:30 A.M., at the United Methodist Church, Utica, Kansas. Burial in the Utica Cemetery. Friends may call at Fitzgerald Funeral Home on Sunday from 10:00 AM to 9:00 P.M., with the family present from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M..

Memorial contributions may be given to the United Methodist Church of Utica, or The National Leukemia Society.

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