Class of 1946
1946 Maroon Spotlight
Evelyn Shappell
Student Council ’44-’45; Band ’42-’45; Perryscope Staff ’45-’46.
1946 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Evelyn Pauline Shappell Pricer, 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Shappell, 828 Holly, was born in Pampa, Texas, February 16, 1928.
Mrs. Pricer attended grade school at Orlando and is a member of the R.R.F. girls’ organization. She was an active member of the PHS band from 1941 through 1944 and served on the student council in 1944 and 1945.
She plans to take up the duties of a housewife after her graduation.
Evelyn Pauline (Shappell) Coe
February 16, 1928 – June 18, 2019
Evelyn Pauline Coe passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in Chickasha, Oklahoma. She was 91.
Evelyn was born February 16, 1928, in Pampa, Texas to Marion and Mary (Gilmore) Shappell. Her family soon moved to Oklahoma and lived on the old Shell Oil Camp south of Lucien where they lived until they moved to Perry when Evelyn was in the seventh grade.
She graduated from Perry High School in 1946 and was a member of the PHS Band. While in high school Evelyn worked at Galaways Grocery. After high school she worked as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell in Perry for a while before taking a bookkeeping job at McQuains Welding.
Evelyn and Leroy Coe were married July 20, 1959. From 1962 to 1967 they owned and operated E & L Café in Perry. After they closed the café Evelyn started working for the Perry Farmers Co-op as a bookkeeper where she worked from 1967 to the mid 70’s until her retirement.
Evelyn was a member of the Methodist Church in Perry and a former member of the church choir. She was also active in the Perry Memorial Hospital Auxiliary group. Her hobbies included dancing, camping, and spending time with her family and friends.
Those left behind to mourn her passing are her son, Larry W. Pricer and wife Patricia of Blanchard, OK; four grand-children, Traci Lin Meduna of Panama City, FL, Steven Pricer and wife Angie of Mustang, OK, Barton Waits and wife Kerri of Jenks, Ok, and Traci Lynn Hanna and husband Jack of Cache, OK; six great-grandchildren, Skyler Arroyo, Ethan Pricer, Kale Pricer, Zachary Hanna, Addison Hanna, and Gage Waits; one great-great-grandson, Braiden Finch; numerous nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Rose Mary St. Clair, Delores Myers, and Verna Smith.
A celebration of Evelyn’s life will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at 11 a.m. at the First Methodist Church of Perry. Interment will immediately follow at Grace Hill Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.