Dora May Evans of Bullard woke up in Heaven Tuesday, October 13, 2026, to live in a room prepared by her Heavenly Father, looking down from Paradise. She was unafraid of dying, and is so joyful and at peace in her Father’s house waiting for family and friends to join her for eternity.

Dora May Brooks Evans was born in Frankston, August 3rd, 1947 to Julian Dury Brooks and Mary Lou Shelton Brooks.

Dora was preceded in death by her parents, Julian and Mary Lou Brooks, brothers Raymond Brooks and Henry Brooks, sisters Martha Brooks Baugh and Mary Lou Brooks Beard.

She is survived by husband Roy Cooper, of Bullard, Texas, son Cliff Evans and wife Megan of Bullard, Texas, grandson Joseph Brandt Evans of Frankston, Texas, step grandson Xander Long of Tyler, Texas and step grandson Austin Gipson of Tyler, Texas and the one and only step granddaughter Aubrey Gipson, of Bullard, Texas. Dora left a loving sister Bertha Brooks Newman of Frankston and little brother Eugene Brooks of Poynor and sister-in-law Madeline Radics Brooks. She was sad to leave a host of Cousins, nieces and nephews.

Dora grew up in the Frankston community, graduating Frankston High School. Following school she and husband Jerry Evans operated video stores in Frankston, Palestine, and Mesquite. After selling the video stores she worked as an Executive Secretary to Mr. Austin President of Austin Bank for a number of years, and did independent contracting for home health care.

Dora loved First Baptist Church and her Sunday School Bible Study. She enjoyed fishing, gardening and in later years dancing, and singing karaoke with a little bit of time left over for cruising the British Isles, and a transatlantic cruise from Italy to New York City. Lately it has been travels at home to Branson, MO and Eureka Springs AR.

Instead of flowers Memorial Contributions may be directed to The First Baptist Church 408 Garner St. Frankston, Texas 75763 Music Department or to Flint Community Church, 11019 County Road 174, Bullard, Texas. 75757 Music Department.