Evelyn R. Solomon

Evelyn Solomon Obituary

Funeral services for Evelyn R. Solomon, 66, of Elgin, will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 17 at First Christian Church, 1125 Summit Street, Elgin.

Visitation will be from 4-8:00 on Tuesday, December 16, at Laird Funeral Home, 310 South State Street, Elgin. Please bring your memories for her grandchildren.

Evi, as she was known, was born April 12, 1942 in Phoenix, AZ to Orrin and Thelma Root. God called her home to glory on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at

Sherman Hospital.

Evi has been a minister of grace for most of her life. While she attended Cincinnati Bible Seminary, she worked as a writer and editor's assistant at Standard Publishing. After she graduated in 1965, she went on to study at Hayes State University in Kansas.

After marrying Titus Solomon, she ministered with him at Orleans Christian Church in Orleans, IN. They were called to First Christian Church in Elgin in 1974, where she served in a variety of capacities: choir director, pianist, organist, singer, Sunday School and VBS teacher, piano teacher, example and mentor.

She worked as a free-lance writer and editor for Child's World, Inc. in Elgin and later found part-time work in the circulation department at Gail Borden Public Library in December 1993, from which she retired in April 2008. She delighted in her work there and in the patrons who passed through.

Evi had a true heart for Jesus Christ and an abundance of grace and mercy for all those who needed it. Those who knew Evi have been touched by God's love.

She was the beloved wife of Titus Solomon (dec.); a loving mother to Tanya (Joshua) Reitz, Mark (Charity) Solomon, and Andrea (Brian) Mamola; and the delighted grandmother to Josiah, Glory, Solomon, Jonah, Emmanuelle Ana, Journey, and Ainsley; she is also survived by one sister, Sylvia (Eugene) Tester; and one brother, David Root.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to First Christian Church, 1125 Summit Street, Elgin. A fund will be established in her name to distribute to those in need.

Luke 6:7.

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Published by Courier News from Dec. 15 to Dec. 16, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Evelyn Solomon

6 Entries

Les Jones

December 23, 2008

To The Family of Evi and Titus,
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time. They are together again, God bless you all.

Kristi Hanson

December 20, 2008

Solomon Family,

I am so sorry for the loss of your mom. She was a graceful, quiet and was a true example of what it meant to have a true heart for God, as a committed Christian woman.

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Olin Saunders

December 17, 2008

Condolences to the family of Evelyn Soloman. My prayers are with you. I am priveleged to have met her as she visted Tanya, Joshua and gradchildren in the Kinshasa earlier this year. I have become good friends with the Reitz family. Evelyn certainly made a great impression on me. What a proud and happy mother and grandmother!! I am confident that she, working through God touched the lives of many in a positive way; not the least of which is her daughter Tanya. This positive influence is clearly evident as one observes Eveylyn's grandchildren.
May God continue to bless each of you while adjusting to her absence.

Sincerely
Olin Saunders

Evelyn Pickett

December 16, 2008

Dear Tanya, Mark, Andrea & family,

My heart goes out to you during this difficult time. But, your mother and father are once again together. It is hard to imagine one without the other. What a wonderful Christian example they made.

Evi was good at many things but preferred being in the background. But even in the background her light was always bright and visible for all to see.

I, like most people who attended First Christian Church, have some wonderful and cherished memories of both Evi and Titus as well as the three of you as you were growing up. She will be missed by all who knew her (the same is true of your father) Never forget that the memories we have of others and the place they have had in our lives are what help to sustain us during the hard times or silent moments.

Hold onto your memories knowing that one day you will all meet again and heaven will never be the same!

You are all in my prayers.

Blessings & love,

Evelyn & Gilbert

Trecia Kitombolwe

December 16, 2008

May God's peace and comfort surround the Solomon family at this time of loss.

David Katai

December 16, 2008

I would like to offer my condolences at the loss of such a truly outstanding person as Mrs. Solomon.
I had the opportunity to meet and talk with her while she was traveling through Africa visiting her family recently.
As sad as this time is, I have to think it was God’s blessing to Tanya and Joshua Reitz and most of all to their children that allowed a mother and grandmother to have such quality time visiting in such a far reaching place as the Democratic Republic of the Congo just this past summer.
Keep the memories as a lasting tribute and your loved ones are always with you.
Sincerely,
Dave Katai Camber Corp., DRC

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