Evangeline Ernest Kenoyer

Evangeline Ernest Kenoyer, 90, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at the Heath Care Center of Clemson Downs Retirement Center in Clemson, SC. Evangeline (Van) was born December 26, 1916, in Walhalla, SC, to the late John Henry and Effie Good Ernest. After graduating from Lander College in Greenwood, SC, Van did graduate work at UNC-Chapel Hill, then taught high school as an English teacher in SC and NC. In 1939 she went to Philadelphia to visit her sister. It was there Van met Joe and they married in 1940. After her children were grown, Van again taught school, but especially enjoyed tutoring homebound children. She was an avid birdwatcher and a goodwill ambassador in her international and domestic travels, even helping teach English at a small school in Mexico. She was passionate about politics, religion, and reading. A long time member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Van was a member of the Brevard Friends Meeting and attended the Clemson Worship Group under the care of the Greenville Friends Meeting. Van is survived by her husband of 67 years, Joseph Cartland Kenoyer, also of Clemson Downs, and her three children: Susan Dent and husband Gary of Wilkesboro, NC; Joseph C Kenoyer, Jr, and wife Pat, of Roswell, GA; and Elaine McDaniel and husband Tom of Lake Tahoe, NV. Van was the proud grandmother of seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. One of nine children, Van is survived by her sisters Meg Thomas in Ashland, Oregon, and Laurel and Bob Easton in Anacortes, WA; a brother - David and wife Nellene Ernest of Pickens, SC. and a brother-in-law Preston Davies, as well as many nieces and nephews. Van was predeceased by her sisters Ruth Williams, Elizabeth Vaughn, Dorothy Silva, Jeanne Davies, and her brother John Ernest. Van’s kindness, compassion, wit and humor will be missed by all. The family would like to thank the wonderful, loving staff of Clemson Downs and the kind, helpful support from Hospice of the Foothills and the Clemson Worship Group. A memorial service for Van will be held Saturday, December 8, 2007, at 4:00 PM at Clemson Downs. Friends are invited. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Carter Center, P.O. Box 47339, Atlanta, GA 30362-9806

Evangeline Ernest Kenoyer

December 26, 1916 - November 14, 2007