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Eva Darlene Field 1944-2012

Eva Darlene Dawson, 67, of Edwardsburg, Indiana, died March 11, 2012.  She was born May 25, 1944, in Anderson, IN, the daughter of Leonard and Naomi Fields. Eva was the former owner of “Curling Iron,”a beauty shop in Elkhart. Survivors include her husband, Ronald Gene Dawson, whom she married Feb.12, 1972, in Elkhart.


Note: Social Security death index lists that she was a resident of Illinois when SSN issued in 1960-1961.  I found no record directly linking her to Kankakee other than the yearbook entry. Her full name and birth date, however, are consistent with the yearbook listing.  Her older brother and sister were both married in Kankakee, too.

South Bend Tribune
13 Mar 2012

EDWARDSBURG — Eva Darlene Dawson, 67, of Edwardsburg, passed to her rest on March 11, 2012, in her home after an illness.She was born May 25, 1944, in Anderson, IN, the daughter of Leonard and Naomi Fields. Eva was the former owner of “Curling Iron,”a beauty shop in Elkhart. She was the former owner of an outlet store in Shipshewanna, IN, known as “Craft Patch,”dealing with arts and crafts.Then she worked for the Edwardsburg Public School System in the cafeteria before her retirement. Survivors include her husband, Ronald Gene Dawson, who she married Feb.12, 1972, in Elkhart, a son, Scott (Jennifer) Dawson of Edwardsburg, and two stepsons, Ron Dawson and Rod Dawson, both of Clarksville, TN. There are three grandchildren, Mya Dawson, and Macy and Max Dawson. Other survivors are a sister, Barbara Moore of Dowagiac, and several nieces and nephews, including Donnie Moore, Rick Moore and Kevin Moore, Tim (Julie) Dawson of Elkhart and Vickie Dawson of Florida. There are special friends whom Eva loved, especially Geraldine Garn of Marcellus, MI, her former partner in the Elkhart beauty shop, Janice Stapleton of Edwardsburg, and Sharon Smodla of South Bend. Family who have passed are her parents and two brothers, Ronald Fields and Donnie Fields. There will be no services or visitation.The family will have a private memorial service at a later date.
Eva Field