January 16, 1930-November 13, 2025
Anna Marie “Dolly” (Wood) Evans, 95, passed away November 13, 2025. She was born January 16, 1930, the first child of Anna Marie Conlon Wood and Leonard Wood, at the Sisters Hospital in Hot Springs, S.D. She was a lifetime resident of Pringle. A life built on hard work, determination and doing things her own way. In 1948, Dolly married her high school sweetheart, Harry Evans. Side by side they ran the Evans Post and Pole Yard, cutting, hauling and peeling posts.
She and Harry raised 6 children, the late Kathleen Ann Deaver, the late Michelle Ann Heinbaugh, Patricia Don Franceso, Rosemary Ann Dryden, Harry David Evans and Lisa Ann Anderson. Dolly was proud to say she had 51 direct descendants.
Dolly is also survived by her brother, Robert Wood; sister, Colleen Mahrt and sister-in-law, Oonagh Wood. Her other predecessors are her parents; husband, Harry and brother, Leonard Wood.
Dolly had an extensive knowledge of Pringle’s history and the people who lived there. She could tell local residents the story of their parents, grandparents and even land they lived on. She was proud to have been a school teacher at the Cold Springs School and often still carried spelling and math books for children she encountered. Her mantra of “onward and upward” reveals her true pioneer spirt. She inspired to be a genteel woman.
Christian Funeral Vigil will be held at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, November 16, 2025, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Custer, S.D.
Christian Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 17, 2025, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Custe with Christian Funeral Committal following at Custer Cemetery in Custer.
Arrangements have been placed in the care of Chamberlain McColley’s Funeral Home in Custer, S.D.