Elva Louise Evans, 93, of Grand Island, formerly of Sutherland, died Sunday, January 20, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Village in Grand Island, Nebraska.  Elva was born on April 8, 1925 at Arcadia, Kansas to Frederick Albert Arnold and Sarah Margaret Galvin Ricketts.  She grew up in Kansas and Missouri and graduated in 1943 from Bronaugh High School in Missouri.  On July 4, 1943, Elva was united in marriage to Vencil Mondell Evans in Bronaugh, Missouri and they lived in Wichita, Kansas.  They moved to Sutherland, Nebraska in 1962 and opened the Tack Room in 1970.  After Vencil died in 1992, Elva eventually moved to Grand Island.  She attended the Hershey Baptist Church.

She is survived by her sons, Ron (Diane) Evans of Marianna, Florida, Denny (Vickie) Evans of Spokane, Washington, Ray Evans of Grand Island, and Robert Evans of Evanston, Wyoming; daughter-in-law, Ellie Evans of Trenton, South Carolina; and other family.  Along with her husband, Vencil, Elva was preceded in death by their son, Dough; her parents; brother, Robert and Ivan Ricketts; and sisters, Fannie Goddard, Mayme Zilliox, Bernece Galvin, Audra Ricketts and Leatha Griffith.

Cremation was chosen.  Inurnment will be at Fort McPherson National Cemetery on July 3, 2019.  The memorial book may be signed at odeanchapel.com.  Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore in North Platte is in charge of the arrangements.