Evan Key Fuchs
Jul 4, 1904 - Jul 12, 1988
Posted by: Wanda Purcell on Jul 12, 2002

Evan Key Fuchs was born on July 4, 1904 in the Prentiss Community that is
now known as Bulo and passed away in the Elk City Community Hospital at
the age of 83 years, 11 months and 8 days.

Evan, the son of Albert B. and Mary Elizabeth Fuchs, attended school at
Buffalo which was across the creek from their home. He later attended
Abilene Christian High School in Abilene, Texas and finally Sayre High
School where he graduated in 1922. He attended Cordell Christian College
and Oklahoma A & M.

On July 8, 1925 he married Ola Artie Thurman in Bulo and they made their
home in the Bulo Community except for 3 years when they lived in Roger
Mills County, working for the Highway Department, from 1935 to 1938.

Evan was a farmer and rancher who devoted most of his life to building and
improving a registered hereford cattle operation that was started by his
father and continued by Evan on the homeplace where he was born.

He was a life long member of the Church of Christ where he was a stong
supporgter of Christian Schools and Christian Education.

He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sons, Doyle and 1 infant son, 2
brothers, Yolande and Fravil and 1 sister, Ima Cleavenger.

He is survived by; his wife, Artie; 1 daughter, Chole Ellen Davis of
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 2 sons, Clayton of Lubbock, Texas, Westal of Fort
Worth, Texas; 1 brother, Gilbert of Macomb, Oklahoma; 2 sisters, Mable
Colby of Abilene, Texas, Oran Ryan of Norman, Oklahoma; 16 grandchildren
and 26 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 14, 1988 at 2:00 p.m. at the
Sayre Church of Christ with Jim Trimmer and Eddie Beard officiating.
Burial was in the Buffalo Cemetery under the direction of Rose Chapel
Funeral Service of Sayre.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK