Funeral services for Evelyn Esther Treas, 85, Ada, were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 10, 2010, at College Heights Baptist Church in Ada. Burial followed at Lula Cemetery in Stonewall under the direction of Smith-Phillips Funeral Home. Officiating were the Revs. Bill Slutter and Raymond Brady.
She was born March 7, 1925, in Lula to David G. Brooks and Exie Mae Roach Brooks and died Thursday, April 8, 2010, at an Ada hospital.
Evelyn and Chester E. Treas were married on Jan. 20, 1942, in Ada. He died Oct. 19, 1995.
Mrs. Treas attended Lula Public Schools while growing up. She was a homemaker, a longtime resident of the area, and a member of College Heights Baptist Church.
She is survived by a son, Jack Treas, Ada; a brother, Wayne Brooks, Austin, Texas; five sisters, Willie Williams, Wanda Fowler, Beatrice Fortner and Mildred Brisby, all of Ada, and Doris Teel, Springdale, Ark.; four grandchildren, Brian Davis, Ada, Katrina Spohr, Pleasanton, Calif., Amanda and Kaylee Treas, both of Texarkana, Texas; and two great-grandchildren, MacKenzie Davis, Ada, and Erin Spohr, Pleasanton, Calif.; and a special niece, Shirley Abney , Ada.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Chester E. Treas; a son, Mark Treas; a daughter, Joan Ganus; parents, David and Exie Brooks; and a brother, R.D. Brooks.
Bearers were Brian Davis, David Spohr, Clay Young, Kenneth Fortner, Ken Fortner and Bobby Graves.
