Evelyn I. Heard

	Evelyn I. Heard, age 87, of Pinckneyville, died Monday, January 12, 2004 at 11:15 a.m. in the Pinckneyville Community Hospital.
	She was born on December 5, 1916 in Sheffield, Alabama, a daughter of Edward F. and Bessie Irene (Hall) Powers.  She was united in  marriage to Lloyd J. 'Buck' Heard on February 22, 1942 at First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau, Mo. and he preceded her in death on February 1, 2002.  Evelyn was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Pinckneyville, where she taught Sunday School and was a member of the Women's Missionary  Group.
	Survivors include three sons, James L. Heard of Shelbyville, Tenn., Fred L. Heard of Du Quoin and David A. Heard (Debbie) of Coulterville; two daughters, Ruth Hawkins (Gerald) of Du Quoin and Kathy Stroehlein (John) of Pinckneyville; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
	She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one infant daughter, Janet; one brother, Edward Powers of Dearborn, Mich. and one sister, Ester Campbell of Austin, Tex.
	Funeral services were held on Wednesday, January 14 at 11 a.m. in the First Baptist Church, Pinckneyville, with Brother Mark Lee officiating.  Interment was in the Mueller Hill Cemetery, Pinckneyville.
	Friends called at the First Baptist Church on Wednesday from 7:30 a.m. until time of services.
	Memorials may be made to the Luke Memorial Hospice.
	Arrangements were by Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home, Pinckneyville.
