Evelyn Washington

WASHINGTON, Evelyn (nee Yates) - Of Cheektowaga, entered into rest on December 11, 2023. Adored eldest sister of Joyce D. Hedgepeth (late Robert), the late Melvin Grant & Clyde A. Yates, Jr. Beloved wife of the late Floyd Washington Sr.; Devoted mother of LaVerne M. Felder (late Pedro), Barbara J. Collymore (Kenneth), Oveta Washington-Walker (late John), Floyd Washington Jr. (Marlena), and the late Carolyn D. Anderson (late Eddie); Cherished grandmother of Trina (Dale), Kelvin (Tracy), Louis (Lorraine), Leona, Stephanie, John, Leah, Floyd Donnell, Chanel (Henry), Jazmirah, and the late LaTanya & Tawana; Revered adopted mother of Carol Dozier Taylor, Barbara Ann Cottrell, Adrian Boyd, Cynthia Cornejo-Fecher, Francilla Dixon, and many others; Treasured aunt, great grandmother, great-great grandmother and adopted grandmother to many. Relatives and friends may visit the Open Praise Full Gospel Baptist Church, 761 Fillmore Ave., Buffalo, NY, 14212, on Friday December 22nd from 11:00AM-12Noon, where a Funeral Service will immediately follow at 12 Noon. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. Services Cemetery Forest Lawn Cemetery 1411 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY 14209