Evelyn Burtis, 90, of Midland, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2007, in Midland. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, April 20, 2007 at the Seaton Brethren Church, 12561 State Hwy 53, in Temple with Rev. Joe Emerson, Pastor, officiating. Interment will follow at Seaton Cemetery.She was born on March 31, 1917 in Seaton to John Edward Marchak and Annie Martinec Marchak. She attended school in Seaton, where she played basketball and enjoyed going to the dances with her cousins. She married William "Bill" F. Burtis in 1939. He preceded her in death in 1998 after 59 years of marriage. Although she spent many years working with her husband on their farm near Temple, she worked for about six years as the cook and manager of Dairy Grill in Temple. She left that job to work for over 24 years at the V.A. Hospital in Temple as part of the kitchen staff and later becoming a nurse's aide. She was a member of Seaton Brethren Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1998; daughter, Gayle Burtis, in 2006; her parents; and a brother, Clarence Marchak.Survivors include daughter & son-in-law, Joyce and Howard Petrich of Midland; grandson, Stacey and his wife Lori Petrich of Midland; and three grandchildren, Griffin, Madison, and Shelby Petrich of Midland. Memorials may be sent to the Seaton Brethren Church, PO Box 4615, Temple, Texas 76505-4615, Seaton Cemetery, % Janet Young, 9151 Oscar School Road, Temple, Texas 76501, and Hospice of Midland, 911 West Texas Avenue, Midland, Texas 79701 or a charity of your choice.Local arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home of Midland. Arrangements in Temple are under the direction of Harper-Talasek Funeral Home.,
