Evelyn Josephine Carpenter, 73, died June 2, 2003, at Valley
Health Care Center in Billings, Mont. She was born April 3, 1930 in
Whitefish, Mont., to George and Betty Gay (Sanders) Taylor. She
graduated from Gallatin County High School in 1948. She had lived
in Bozeman, Utah, California and Texas.
Evelyn Josephine Carpenter, 73, died June 2, 2003, at Valley Health Care Center in Billings, Mont. She was born April 3, 1930 in Whitefish, Mont., to George and Betty Gay (Sanders) Taylor. She graduated from Gallatin County High School in 1948. She had lived in Bozeman, Utah, California and Texas.
Carpenter worked for 43 years. She began as a switchboard operator for Mountain Bell 1947-1957. From 1957-1959 she was an executive secretary for Thiokol Chemical Corp. of Utah, doing defense contracts. After moving to Morgan Hill she worked for United Technologies and IBM. From 1969-1973 Carpenter owned and operated the French & French Personnel Agency in San Jose. She then worked at Lockheed Industries as a budget analyst, both in California and Texas, until retirement in 1992.
Carpenter was charming and high spirited. She loved the adventures of life. She appreciated the arts and was involved and interested in our nation’s politics. She also had a talent for interior design and created many beautiful homes.
Carpenter is survived by her daughters Cinda Lu Thurston (John) Nichols of Colleyville, Texas, and Connie Lee Thurston (Kim) Dewey of Eureka Springs, Ark.; grandchildren Cary Elizabeth Dewey, Laura JoAnne Nichols and Stephen Barrett Nichols; sister Mary Gay Taylor (Jack) Wells of Bozeman; brother William George Taylor of Bend, Oregon; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Services were under the direction of Dahl Funeral Chapel in Bozeman.
The family asks that any donations be made to Alberta Bair Theater, 2720 3rd Ave. N., Billings, MT 59101 or ICDRC, 1676 W. Hibiscus Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32901. (This organization cares for children with autism spectrum disorders, such as Jo’s grandson, Stephen.)
