Evelyn Pauline “Polly” Dewey, 79, of Mt. Vernon died 9:36 a.m. Sept. 4, 1999, at Crossroads Community Hospital.

Mrs. Dewey was a sales clerk at the JCPenney store in Mt. Vernon for the last 12 years, and had been a legal secretary for attorneys Joe Frank Allen and Gary Duncan for many years before being employed at JCPenney.

She was born May 31, 1920, in Mt. Vernon, a daughter of William Lee Waltrip and Mable R. (Qietz) Waltrip.

She married Frank M. Dewey in Harlingen, Texas; he died in November 1962.

Services were 10:30 a.m. today at Hughey Funeral Home, with the Rev. Alan Rhein officiating. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery.

Survivors include a daughter, Janet Lynn Sledge and husband Barry of Mt. Vernon; a grandson, Mark Lee Organ of Mt. Vernon; and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Dewey was a member of First United Methodist Church in Mt. Vernon for many years.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Rose Kathleen Chandler; and a brother, Glendon Waltrip.

Memorials may be made to Jefferson County Heart Association and will be accepted at Hughey Funeral Home, where family and friends may call at 242-3348 for obituary information at any time.

Mt. Vernon Register News
Date: July 5, 2001
Submitted by: Misty Flannigan