Funeral services for Agnes G. Becker, age 85, of Lemmon will be 2:00pm Monday, August 14, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon. Pastor Kathleen Dettmann will officiate with burial in Greenhill Cemetery.


Special music will be provided by Marilyn Willey, organist. Dale Rivinius will sing "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" and "One Day At A Time".


Serving as casketbearers are Rich and Jeff Maier, Shawn Fogerty, Dennis Evenson, Jay, Jerry and Justin Evenson, and Ken Becker. All friends and family are considered honorary bearers.


AGNES GLADYS EVENSON was born July 8, 1921 at Haynes, ND to Martin and Amelia (Berendt) Evenson. She grew up in the Haynes and White Butte area's and attended grade school in White Butte. She attended two years of high school in Hettinger and 2 years of high school in Laramie, WY where she worked for room and board and did domestic work.


Agnes was united in marriage to Albert T. Becker on June 8, 1941 at White Butte, SD. Following their marriage, they purchased his parents farm and ranch northeast of Haynes where they raised cattle. In the late 1960's, Agnes and Albert began raising Registered Quarter Horses. Agnes worked hard on the farm, cooking, mowing, rakeing hay, tending to the horses and livestock. She later worked at the sale barn café for several years. In 1979, they moved to a place east of Lemmon where they continued raising horses and in 1986, moved into Lemmon. Her husband Albert passed away on November 17, 1990.


Agnes spent time helping her friends with housework and volunteering many hours at the Thrift Shop. Her God, her church, family and friends were very important to her. She loved the outdoors and the animals and liked to crochet, sew, and bake. She always grew a garden, and enjoyed fishing. She was a very special lady and always enjoyed visiting.


Agnes passed away on Tuesday, August 8, at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger.


Surviving family members include her 2 daughters and son-in-law, Judy Hartman, Mandan, ND; Jane and Denny O'Connor, Lemmon, SD; 1 grandson, Clinton Bradberry, Nashville, TN; 1 great grandson, Taylor Bradberry; 2 brothers and 3 sisters-in-law, Melvin and Esther Evenson, Lemmon, SD; Ray and Eleanor Evenson, McIntosh, SD; Izola Evenson, Rapid City, SD; 2 sisters and brothers-in-law, June and Albert Maier, Morristown, SD; Lillian and John Bridges, Wichita, KS; and numerous nieces and nephews.


She was preceded in death by her parents, 3 brothers, Stanton, Edward, Clarence; 2 sisters, Rose Henderson and Ruth Amanda Evenson; a ½ brother, Charles Evenson; and a ½ sister, Mildred Gibbons.