{"id":961,"date":"2016-02-11T21:27:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T21:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=961"},"modified":"2016-03-23T16:47:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T16:47:03","slug":"a-tribute-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/a-tribute-to\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tribute to Evelyn Shealy (1923-2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;Mrs. Evelyn Rousseau Shealy, 92, of Franklin Springs died Thursday, February 4, 2016, in the loving presence of her children, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Born February 19, 1923 in Hong Kong, she was the daughter of the late Rev. T. H. Rousseau and Eva Brown Rousseau, missionaries to China through the Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was fluent in Cantonese and assisted her parents in the mission field. In 1940 when Japan invaded China, the American consul ordered all citizens to evacuate and she returned to the United States to live with family in Denver, Colorado where she completed high school. Evelyn moved to Franklin Springs where she graduated from Emmanuel College, then completed her education at Piedmont College and taught school. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In 1946, she accompanied her sister Sybil Rousseau and Eleanor Dean Cates to do mission work in Hong Kong. Again because of war in 1951, she returned to the United States and became employed at Advocate Press (now Lifesprings). She married Alton Shealy in 1955. Evelyn retired as administrative secretary after many years of service with Charles Bradshaw. Evelyn was a help and a blessing to many people.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>She is preceded in death by her husband Alton; brothers, Mark Rousseau and Jim Rousseau; and sisters, Elizabeth McClelland and Sybil Cates. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Patti and Jim Guill of Nashville, TN; son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Tammy Shealy of Raleigh, NC; and five grandchildren: Stirling, Caitlin and Patrick Guill; and Michael and Taylor Shealy.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Hugh Holmes Morgan, hughsnews.com)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The IPHC World Missions Ministries Division is grateful for the life of Evelyn Shealy. We thank God for her time here on earth, for her bold faith, and her devotion to global mission work. Our prayers and love go out to her family and friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Mrs. Evelyn Rousseau Shealy, 92, of Franklin Springs died Thursday, February 4, 2016, in the loving presence of her children, at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. Born February 19, 1923&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[153,154],"class_list":{"0":"post-961","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world-missions","8":"tag-evelyn-rousseau-shealy","9":"tag-tribute","10":"entry"},"title_es":"Un tributo a Evelyn Shealy (1923-2016)","content_es":"<em>\"La se\u00f1ora Evelyn Rousseau Shealy, 92, de Franklin Springs muri\u00f3 el jueves, 4 de febrero de, 2016, en la presencia amorosa de sus hijos, por lo Alive Hospice en Nashville, TN.<\/em> <em>Nacido el 19 de febrero de 1923 en Hong Kong, que era la hija de a finales del Rev. TH Rousseau y Eva Casta\u00f1o Rousseau, los misioneros a china a trav\u00e9s de la Iglesia Santidad Pentecostal. Ella era fluido en canton\u00e9s y ayud\u00f3 a sus padres en el campo de la misi\u00f3n. en 1940, cuando Jap\u00f3n invadi\u00f3 china, el c\u00f3nsul estadounidense orden\u00f3 a todos los ciudadanos a evacuar y regres\u00f3 a los Estados Unidos para vivir con la familia en Denver, Colorado, donde termin\u00f3 la escuela superior. Evelyn se traslad\u00f3 a Franklin Springs, donde se gradu\u00f3 de la universidad de Manuel, luego complet\u00f3 su educaci\u00f3n en Piedmont College y ense\u00f1ado en la escuela.<\/em> <em>en 1946, acompa\u00f1\u00f3 a su hermana Sybil Rousseau y Eleanor Dean Cates hacer trabajo de misi\u00f3n en Hong Kong. Una vez m\u00e1s, debido a la guerra en 1951, regres\u00f3 a los Estados Unidos y se convirti\u00f3 en empleado en la Imprenta del Abogado (ahora LifeSprings). se cas\u00f3 Alton Shealy en 1955. Evelyn se retir\u00f3 como secretaria administrativa despu\u00e9s de muchos a\u00f1os de servicio con Charles Bradshaw. Evelyn era una ayuda y una bendici\u00f3n para muchas personas<\/em> <em>Le precedieron en la muerte su esposo <em>Alton.;<\/em> hermanos, Mark y Jim Rousseau Rousseau; y hermanas, Elizabeth McClelland y Sybil Cates. Le sobreviven su hija e hijo-en-ley, Patti y Jim Guill de Nashville, TN; hijo y su hija-en-ley, Jeff y Tammy Shealy de Raleigh, Carolina del Norte; y cinco nietos: Stirling, Caitlin y Patrick Guill; y Michael Taylor y Shealy. <em>\"(Hugh<\/em><\/em> <em>Holmes Morgan, hughsnews.com)<\/em> Las Misiones Mundiales IISP Divisi\u00f3n de Ministerios de la har\u00eda agradece la vida Evelyn Shealy. Damos gracias a Dios por su tiempo aqu\u00ed en la tierra, por su fe en negrita, y su devoci\u00f3n al trabajo de la misi\u00f3n mundial. Nuestras oraciones y el amor est\u00e1n con su familia y amigos.","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/In-Loving-Memory.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-fv","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}