Muncie – M. Evelyn Grubbs, 76, went home to be with the Lord at Ball Memorial Hospital June 8, 2010, exactly ten years to the day of her beloved husbands passing, following a brief illness.

Matilda was born January 6, 1934, in Odon the daughter of Jesse and Lora Ketchem, and was a graduate of Royerton High School.

Mrs. Grubbs was a member of the Southside Church of the Nazarene and part of the Truth Seekers Sunday School Class. She was also a member of Avondale Sympathy Club. Evelyn enjoyed gardening, cooking and canning, but most of all she loved spending time with her family.

Survivors include a daughter, Karla Hanger, (companion-Donald R. Culy), Muncie; a son, William "Sandy" Grubbs, Gaston; a sister, Louise Ketchem, Bicknell; two grandsons, Reverend Jimmie Hamm, (wife-Felicia), Gaston, and Scott Hanger, Muncie; a granddaughter, Alicia Hanger, Muncie; two great-grandchildren, Seth and Caleb Hamm, Gaston; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of over fifty years, James W. Grubbs; a daughter, Jamalyn Faye Maxwell; a grandson, Timothy Ray Hamm; four brothers; and four sisters.

Services will be held 10:00 p.m. Friday, June 11, 2010, at Southside Church of the Nazarene with Pastor C. A. Dalton officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, June 10, 2010, at Parson Mortuary, or one hour prior to time of service Friday at the Church.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.parsonmortuary.com.

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Note: In the 1940 Census, she is listed as Tillie E Ketchem. She must have been called "Tillie" as a child, although in her adult life, she went by Evelyn. Also, her birth record names her Tilda Evelyn Ketchem instead of Matilda Evelyn Ketchem due to some spelling error as her name was Matilda Evelyn.

She married James Wallace Grubbs on January 15, 1950 in Muncie, Indiana.

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Written by Evelyn's great-grandson, Seth Hamm, on October 30, 2018:

“To My Great-Grandma”
By: Seth Hamm

Your cornflower blue eyes
Seem to pierce into my heart
With the loving arrow
Of your own soul.

Your smiling face,
Although still and inanimate,
Watches over me day by day,
Forever keeping a heedful eye on me.

Your weathered hands
Told of the many works they had done,
Gardening yearly and cooking often,
And seemed to never quit.

Your tender care,
Never with complaining,
Yet always went on
To make others happy.

Your knowledge
Is something that amazes me,
You knew how to cook even the hardest of dishes
And always did so the most perfect way.

Your memories
Are something that I will cherish forever.
You have made many precious moments, Grandma,
and you will never fade away.