Dora Evans Greenough

Dora Evans Greenough…..”Doe” to all who knew her…..died peacefully near sunrise on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital. She was 93 years old. For over thirty years, she delighted in her condo in the Palm Bay Club on Siesta Key, Florida. In 2013 she decided on a change and moved into Brookdale Downtown Sarasota (then known as Horizon Bay Sarasota). Doe was born on August 23, 1924, in Albion, Indiana, to Harry Robert Evans and Maida Idalia Hough Evans. She was preceded in death by two of her siblings (Dr. Kathryn Evans Wolaver Linden and Walter Howard Evans, both of Indiana), her former husband (C. Kim Greenough), and her youngest son (Kevin Blair Greenough). She is survived by one sister (Wanda Hope “Nana” Evans Zissis) of Michigan and Texas, two daughters (Katharine “Kit” Hough Greenough of Tallahassee, Florida, and Karin Greenough Cox of Orlando, Florida), one son (Kimball Evans Greenough of Tallahassee), and two granddaughters (Jessica Elizabeth Grady of Lyndhurst, New Jersey, and Melissa Doe “Anya” Grady of Pinellas Park, Florida). Doe graduated cum laude with her bachelor’s degree from Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, and later with her master’s degree from University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. She taught for many years, first in Clearwater, Florida, then in Champagne-Urbana, Illinois, and finally in Sarasota, Florida, where she enjoyed working as a Hospital and Homebound Teacher. Upon her retirement (“graduation” as she termed it) in 1991, she devoted herself to her service organizations, her preferred role being that of Secretary or Treasurer. These groups included the DAR, SREA (Sarasota Retired Educators Association), ADK (Alpha Delta Kappa Teachers Honorary), and the local alumni groups of her beloved Purdue University and Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. She also was involved with the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall for over 20 years. Her greatest love, however, was her volunteering at the Tidewell Hospice Sarasota. Her other love was singing alto with her church choir (St. Boniface Episcopal of Siesta Key) as well as for the Key Chorale of Sarasota. Doe viewed herself as a “perpetual optimist” and often rewarded friends and co-workers with her beautiful smile. Her sunshiny nature with others was also reflected in the vibrant colors of her stylish clothing. The funeral will be privately held by the family.

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Dora Evans Greenough

August 23, 1924 - January 30, 2018