Evelyn L. Shivers, 89, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania formerly of Horton, Kansas, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2009 at the St. Martha's Manor in Downingtown, Pa. She was born on June 25, 1920 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Myrel and Opel Gibbons Johnson. Evelyn was a homemaker and a member of the United Methodist Church, Red Hat Club and the Horton Senior Citizens all of Horton, Kansas. On April 24, 1943 she married Marvin "Lester" Shivers in Richmond, Virginia. He survives of the home. She is also survived by a son, James Shivers of Downingtown, Pennsylvania; three grandchildren, Jennifer Shivers & Val of Berkley, California, Andrea Tancredi & Ethan of West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Mark Sarojak & Keri of San Diego, California; granddaughter in law, Nicole Shivers of Chesapeake, Virginia and eight great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and a grandson, Jarrod Shivers. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, July 17, 2009 at the Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton, Kansas where the family will greet friends on Thursday evening from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. Burial will be at the Horton Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Virginia Beach Foundation, Jarrod B. Shivers fund, P.O.Box 4629, Virginia Beach, VA 23454. A special message may be sent to the family at www.dishon-maple-chaney.com