Individual Details

Evelyn Hope McCormick
85, died peacefully at her Clarkston home surrounded by family Wednesday, July 16, 2003. She was suffering with progressive supranuclear palsy.
Evelyn was born to Zena and Elmer Elwood in Mason City, IA, December 8, 1917. She was the second of eight children. She was the beloved mother of Warren Willier and Patrick Morrison. Evelyn married Warren (Sy) Willier in 1935. The marriage ended in divorce.
She married Leonard P. Morrison in 1941. Leonard worked for the goverment and they made their home in the Panama Canal Zone after World War II. Later they moved to PA, MD and finally settled in Tucson, AZ, where they lived for 20 years. Leonard died in 1991. In 1992, Evelyn married James Dayton McCormick and they divided their time between Tucson and Sequim, WA. Evelyn and Dayton moved to Clarkston in March 2003 to be near her sons.
In her husband Dayton’s words, “Evelyn made her love real in thoughful acts of caring and making one feel welcome, comforted and consoled. Spirits were lifted, hearts warmed and minds quickened whenever Evelyn was near.” Evelyn’s intelligence and hard work ethic served her well throughout her life.
She is survived by her husband, Dayton McCormick of Clarkston; sons, Warren Willier of Kennewick and Patrick Morrison of Clarkston; sisters, Cloy Huntress of Long Beach, CA, Virginia Grieman of Mission Viejo, CA, and Kay Green of Virginia Beach, VA. She has several wonderful grandchildren; and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Zena Elwood; brothers, Ivan, Joe and Bud; and a sister, Beverly.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Merchant Funeral Home in Clarkston. Memorial donations may be made to The Society for PSP Inc., 1838 Greene Tree Road, Baltimore, MD 21209 or St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic, P.O. Box 2043, Nogales, AZ 85628.

Birth	8 Dec 1917	Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Marriage	1935	Warren Willier
Marriage	1941	Leonard P. Morrison
Marriage	1992	Rev. James Dayton McCormick
Death	16 Jul 2003	Clarkston, Asotin County, Washington
Obituary	3 Aug 2003	Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington
Burial		Dungeness Cemetery, Sequim, Clallam County, Washington

Spouse

Rev. James Dayton McCormick (1912 - 2005)

Spouse	Leonard P. Morrison ( - 1991)
Child	Living

Spouse	Warren Willier ( - )
Child	Living

Father	Elmer Lyle Elwood (1890 - 1954)
Mother	Zena Ione Michaelson (1893 - 1996)

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