Evelyn Juanell Haile, 86 of Bowie, TX, slipped into the arms of Jesus on Friday, February 6th, 2026, at Hospice of Wichita Falls, Texas.

Funeral services will take place at 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 12th, at the First Baptist Church of Bowie, with Bro. Mike Henson officiating.

Burial will follow Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.

Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM on Wednesday, February 11th, at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.

Evelyn was born on September 25, 1939, to Rube and Violet Stewart in Proffit, Young County, Texas. In 1957, she married Harold Seth Haile. They were happily married for 64 years. He was the love of her life, her business partner and best friend.

Evelyn along with her husband, Harold owned and operated Bowie Dozer service for 33 years, with offices in both Bowie and Decatur.

Evelyn answered to many different names throughout her lifetime; “J” as Harold called her, “Mrs. E” by the Bowie Dozer employees, but “Mom and Nannie “were her favorites.

She will always be remembered for her love of family and the way she made every gathering special but mostly for her life of faith and her love of her Lord Jesus Christ.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Harold S. Haile, her parents, Rube and Violet Stewart, and her grandson, Chris Darden.

Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Lesia Darden and husband, Roy; son, Craig Haile and wife, Kim; grandchildren, Landon Sims and wife Erika, Leah Walton and husband Rob, Matt Haile and wife Elizabeth, Kayla Burnett and husband Wes, Larry Don Byas, and Nikki Sosa; great-grandchildren, Addy Sims, Brody Sims, Delainey Walton, Hadleigh Walton, McKinley Walton, Eloise Haile, Hattie, Haile, Sophie Haile, Numa Burnett, Wells Burnett, Banks Burnett, Garrett Darden, Ella Darden, Bailey Young and husband Klay, Bella Sosa and Jaiden Sosa, her brother, Leroy Stewart, sister-in-law, Betty Weimer; and a host of nieces and nephews.

The family would like to extend their gratitude to Mylea Wadsworth, Tina Betts and the nurses at Hospice of Wichita Falls for their love and care during her illness.

Memorials may be made in honor of Evelyn to the Bowie Mission at 201 E. Greenwood Bowie, TX 76230, or Hospice of Wichita Falls at 4909 Johnson Rd., Wichita Falls, TX 76310

Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, Texas.