Evelyn Hall Coulter

Mary Evelyn Abernathy Hall Coulter was born December 9^th 1913, in Hughes Springs, Texas; Evelyn left this earthly life on December 6^th 2019, in Flower Mound, Texas, just 3 days shy of age 106, to join her Creator and Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,  and others who preceded Evelyn to her heavenly home. 

Evelyn was # 8 of 12 Abernathy children, born to James Dolphus Abernathy and Mattie Bell Stacey Abernathy, and lived the longest of those children.  Evelyn graduated from Hughes Springs High School.

Evelyn married twice, first to Hilliard Perry (“Tunny”) Hall, of Hughes Springs, who predeceased Evelyn; Tunny and Evelyn had 3 children – daughter Carolyn, who died shortly after birth, followed by daughter Sherry and son Navan (“Van”).  Grandchildren and great-grandchildren followed (as noted below).  For more than half of her long life Evelyn lived in the Crossroads Community of Hughes Springs, Texas.  After years of widowhood, Evelyn remarried, to Harold Coulter of Atlanta, Texas (where they resided during their marriage and for years after Evelyn was widowed a second time).  During Evelyn’s last years she moved from Atlanta to Flower Mound, Texas, to be near her children, both of whom live in Denton County, Texas. 

Evelyn is now survived by her daughter Sherry Johnson, by whom she has 3 grandchildren (Delane Richmond, Krista Ledbetter, and Drew Johnson); Evelyn is also survived by her son, Navan Hall, by whom Evelyn has 2 more grandchildren (Dax Hall and Lacey Jade Nalley).  Through these 5 grandchildren Evelyn is great-grandmother to 9 more descendants: Remington, Kenny, Kellie, David, Trent, Sydney, Jack, Hunter, and Hudson. Evelyn is also survived by a host of nephews, nieces, grand-nephews, grand-nieces, cousins, and many other friends.

During most of Evelyn’s long life she was a very active member of Crossroads Missionary Baptist Church (Hughes Springs), and later of Tanglewood Missionary Baptist Church (Atlanta), including decades of honoring her Lord, there, by teaching Sunday School and by serving in many other capacities.  Only in eternity will it be known, all of the lives who have benefited, directly and indirectly, from Evelyn’s life.

Local services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 9, 2019 (Evelyn's Birthday) at Reeder-Davis Chapel. Burial will follow at Dennis Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Hughes Springs. There will be a time of visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. Monday and lasting until service time.