Evelyn L. Tegarden, 90, died April 16, 2011 at Great Bend Regional Hospital, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born March 10, 1921 at Stockton, Kansas, the daughter of Jessie L. and Lila (Fetterolf) Hulse. She married Glen O. Tegarden December 17, 1949 at Russell, Kansas. He died March 4, 2003. A Great Bend resident since 1949, coming from Stockton, in 1949, Mrs. Tegarden was employed as the first female at the Great Bend Dairy Queen. She later worked as a waitress for twenty-two years at Holiday Inn and Convention Center, retiring in 1978. Mrs. Tegarden was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. She loved to crochet baby blankets for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and treasured spending time with her family and friends. She loved to write letters to her family. Survivors include two sons: Howard Johnson and wife Cathy, Great Bend; and Gary Johnson and wife Sarah, North Highlands, California; three daughters: July Pulec, Great Bend; Glenda Zimmerman and husband Richard, Great Bend; and Carol Elliott and husband John, Great Bend; one sister, Edna Johnson, Stockton; nineteen grandchildren: Rick Love, Rodger Love, Jr., Shannon Love, Jason Elliott, Chad Elliott, Kristi DeWitt, Gary Lee Johnson, John Johnson, Trisha Johnson, Ronnie Johnson, Rhonda Snodgrass, Shondria Johnson, Leesa Maupin, LaDonna Kipler, Stephanie Strunk, Renae Strunk, Joey Espinosa, Teddy Espinosa, and John Espinosa; and many beloved great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Lila Irene Strunk; five brothers, Dean Hulse, Johnnie Hulse, Lloyd Hulse, Edward Hulse, and Merle Hulse; and three sisters: Grace Watkins, Lillian Snider, and Edith Smith. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at First Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Josh Foster will officiate. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to American Diabetes Association, in care of the funeral home.