Arthur Theodore "Ted" Evert, son of Gustave (1860-1926) and Pauline (Lucks) (1880-1958) Evert, was born 11 February 1906 Ingham County, Michigan.  He graduated in 1924 from Okemos High School.  Ted married Lucille Elizabeth McKane 20 September 1930 Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio.  The couple had 2 sons, Ted Jr. and William, both graduates of OHS.  Ted Sr. died 20 December 1951 Ingham County, Michigan.

Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Thursday 20 December 1951

ARTHUR T. EVERT

Arthur T. Evert, 45, of Okemos, died at the home early Thursday morning, following an illness of several weeks.  He was born in Okemos on Feb. 11, 1906, and had been a resident there all of his life.  He was a member of the Okemos Baptist church and had been employed at the Wohlert corporation for the past five years.  He is survived by the widow, Lucille; two sons, Ted, Jr., and William, both at home; his mother, Mrs. Pauline Evert of East Lansing; one sister, Mrs. Hilton Kiebler of East Lansing; a brother, Frank Evert of Plymouth, Ind.; a half-sister, Mrs. Bertha Digby of Lansing, and three half-brothers, Paul Evert of Lansing, and Will and Dave Evert, both of California.  Funeral arrangements are being made at the Gorsline-Runciman funeral home.

Lucille, born 5 February 1912, remarried widower Arthur J."Art" McFarren.  Art's first wife, Greda, was born 1911 and died 1954.  Lucille and Art were married for many years with Art retiring from General Motors in Lansing.  Lucille, born 5 February 1912 Okemos, died 8 August 1994 Ingham County.  Lucille was interred with 1st husband Ted Evert in Glendale Cemetery, Okemos.

Art, born 28 December 1910 Bath, Ingham County, was a survivor of the 1927 Bath School Explosion.  Art was in high school at the time of the disaster.  His Great Uncle Nelson McFarren, age 74, was killed when murderer Andrew Kehoe blew up his automobile in front of the Bath School.  The entire story of the 1927 Bath School Bombing is retold and re-exaimed by Sherrie Paty Barber '66 (click to read).  

Art died 4 December 2001 Ingham County.  He was interred with his first wife, Greda, Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, DeWitt, Clinton County, Michigan.

Note from Sherrie Paty Barber Class of '66

Art McFarren was a very nice gentleman!  He and wife Lucille were highly thought of by my parents.  Lucille and my Mom worked together in vacation Bible School at Okemos Baptist Church for many summers.  Art and Lucille were such a faithful and dependable couple.....always there at church and always with a smile.  Such a lovely memory of very memorable people!