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EVELYN RENNER

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Evelyn Renner, 88, of Lebanon, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, in Lebanon.

She was born March 4, 1934, in Howell County to Lloyd S. and Thelma Pauline Oaks Wilkinson.

On Feb. 1, 1953, she was united in marriage to James Paul Renner.

Those preceding her in death include her parents and three brothers, Dale Wilkinson and twin brothers, Don and Ron Wilkinson.

Evelyn received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Southwest Missouri State and a Master’s Degree in Reading from Drury College. Her 30 year teaching career began in the Seymour community and ended in Lebanon, where she taught at Donnelly and Maplecrest Elementary Schools.

She had been a faithful and active member of White Oak Pond Cumberland Presbyterian Church since her marriage in 1953.

Evelyn is survived by her husband Jim Renner; one daughter, Paula Gaunt and her husband Joe of Nixa; her son, Jim K. Renner, of Lebanon; two grandchildren, Rebecca Barringer and her husband Rob and Joseph Gaunt and his wife Cindi; six great-grandchildren, Sam and Riley Barringer and Bennett, Henley, Willow and Nash Gaunt; one sister, Edith Buckley of Wilmington, N.C.; sisters-in-law, Maryellen Wilkinson and Carol Wilkinson; several nieces and nephews, other relatives, church family and dear friends.

Funeral services for Evelyn Renner will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 at White Oak Pond Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Pastor Rob Barringer and Pastor Neal Wilkinson officiating. Burial will be in White Oak Pond Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, prior to the services at 2 p.m. at White Oak Pond Cumberland Presbyterian Church. A memorial has been suggested in memory of Evelyn to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and donations can be left at or mailed to Shadel’s Colonial Chapel, P.O. Box 948, Lebanon, Mo. 65536.