EVELYN MARIE (MURPHY) SMITH

Evelyn Marie Smith, age 60, of Raymore, Missouri, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020.

A visitation service will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 13, 2020 at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083.

Evelyn was born on January 16, 1960 in Harrisonville, Missouri. She was the daughter of George and Natalia (Leake) Murphy. Evelyn had one brother, Carl and one sister, Jeannette.

After graduating from high school in 1978 from Belton High School, Evelyn received her Associates Degree from Longview Community College. In 1982 she began her thirty-seven years with Sprint in Overland Park, Kansas. August 27, 2013, she married Steve Smith.

Evelyn is preceded in death by her mother Natalia Murphy.

She is survived by her loving husband Steve, daughter Melinda Johnson, Lee's Summit, Missouri and stepdaughter Mandy (Josh) Pennebaker with two grandchildren Braxten and Rory, Lenexa, Kansas. Her father, George Murphy, of Belton, Missouri, brother Carl (Karen) Murphy, Belton, Missouri, Sister Jeannette (Bob) England and three nephews and nieces, Dennis (Jaime) Murphy, Overland Park, Kansas, Amanda (Brian) Hull Belton, Missouri, and Lucy England, Stillwell, Kansas, cousins and many treasured friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center at 5721 W. 119th Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66209

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278

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