Mrs. Evelyn Windom Blackwell, age 90, of Dawsonville, GA, formerly of Lumberton, NC, departed this life on Saturday, March 7, 2020. She was born on March 16, 1929 to the late Robert Windom and the late Eugenia Windom.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. James Blackwell; her brothers, David, Reuben, James, and Robert Jr.; her sisters, Lula Mae Britt and Mildred Grant; a son-in-law, Rev. Tommy Lewis; and two nieces, Judy Kizar and Barbara Lawson.

She is survived by her daughters, Debby Gloria and husband John of Fayetteville, NC and Mary Lewis of Dawsonville, GA; her grandchildren: Chelsea Gloria-Harmon and husband Benjamin of Cary, NC, Mary Pape and husband Skip of Dawsonville, GA, and Josh Lewis and wife Brittney Lewis of Cumming, GA; a sister, Aree Dallin of Lumberton, NC; and several other family and friends.

She will be remembered as a loving and Godly woman. She was a longtime member of Eastwood Holiness Church, which she and her husband, Rev. James Blackwell, built and pastored for many years. After his death, she continued to help the other pastors as needed. She was very devoted to teaching her children's Sunday School class and loved going through the neighborhood picking up children to take them to church so she could teach them about Jesus. The loved her and she loved them. To her family, her favorite saying was "You got that right!" Mom was the best mom and grandma ever. She will be missed by all.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, March 12, 2020, from 7:00-9:00 PM at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory, Inc., 809 E. 5 ^th Street in Lumberton, NC.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 13, 2020, at 3:00 PM at Eastwood Holiness Church, 1926 McPhail Road in Lumberton, NC, with Rev. Mark Simmons officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Faith Cemetery, 5190 Fayetteville Road in Lumberton, NC.