Marjorie Evans, 100, of Memphis, Missouri, died Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. She was born December 22, 1912, near Downing, Missouri, to William and Bessie Lee Mathes Becraft. Marjorie grew up near Downing. She married Ralph Cloice Evans on May 20, 1936 and to this union two children were born. Marjorie moved with her husband to Osceola, Iowa in 1938. He died March 29, 1984. She was an avid gardener and a passionate reader. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Osceola and was active in the service of her church. Marjorie was also active in P.E.O., Chapter K., in Osceola. She moved to Memphis in 2001 to be near her sisters. Marjorie is survived by a son, Phil Evans, of Dallas, Texas; a daughter, Karen Carroll, of San Diego, California; two sisters: Veatrice Goins and Dorene Moore, both of Memphis, Missouri and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a sister, Florence Weilbrenner; six brothers: Russell Becraft, Don Becraft, Eugene Becraft, Millard Becraft, Robert Becraft, Lowell Becraft and an infant sister, Estalene Becraft.