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Eva (Faye) Awtry

Eva (Faye) Awtry, 63, of Grand Island, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at Golden Living Center at Park Place.

Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at All Faiths Funeral Home.  The Reverend Matthew Fowler will officiate.  Burial of ashes will be in the Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell, NE.

Mrs. Awtry was born August 26, 1945 at Grand Island the daughter of Paul, Sr. and Nona (Wilson) Roberts.

Survivors are her husband Lonnie; step son, John Awtry of Hordville; step daughters and son-in-law, Dianna Awtry of Omaha and Holly and Grant Anderson of Plattsmouth;  sisters and brothers-in-law, Linda Saatmann of Aurora, NE, Wanda and Ralph Crouch of Glenwood, IA and Judy and Bernie Evens of Glenwood, IA.

Other survivors are five step grandchildren.  She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Roy Roberts, Bob Roberts, Charles Roberts and Paul Roberts, Jr. and a sister, Goldie Armstrong.

Eva was raised and received her education in Grand Island.  She was united in marriage to Lonnie Awtry on December 23, 1982.  They lived in Grand Island where Eva worked at Chief Industries for 25 years, Leon Plastics for 15 years and was a homemaker.

She was a member of Island Area Cruisers, Camping Clubs, Goldwing Association and Faith United Methodist Church.

Memorials are suggested to the Kidney Foundation or the American Diabetes Association