Eva Harlan

Memorial Services for Eva Harlan, age 79, of Dodd City, Texas will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Wise Funeral Home Chapel. Eva passed away Tuesday evening, April 6, 2021 at her home in Dodd City, Texas.

Eva was born in Kennard, Texas on March 20, 1942, number 6 of 12 children born to Fred Wallace Kennedy and Effie Mae Riordan Kennedy. She married Clovis Carlton Harlan on June 29, 1978. They were married for 39 years prior to his passing in 2017. Eva lived in Dodd City for many years and received high praise for being the only person in Dodd City that still wanted to live there. She had a love-hate relationship with her furbaby. She was always chasing him around the house until she was out of breath. She threatened to put him to sleep before he killed her. He compromised and instead of killing her, he gave her a heart attack! Needless to say, he kept her on her feet. Eva was a proud Democrat, like her mother before her, she was determined to vote blue, no matter what. COVID did not stop her from voting in person last election. Eva was not the most social person, but she knew many people.  Her greatest achievement in life was her son, Chivas Smith. He was her whole world. Eva will be greatly missed. She is preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Dorothy Steele, Lydia Jones, and Bessie Ely; and brother, Fred Kennedy Jr.

She is survived by her son, Chivas Smith of Frisco, Texas; sisters, Barbara Mills of Bonham, Texas, Clara Ries of Gun Barrel City, Texas, Jane Kennedy of Colorado and Mary Brown of St. Louis, Missouri; brothers, Clarence Kennedy of Rusk, Texas, Claude Kennedy of Kennard, Texas and Joe Kennedy of Alpine, Texas; numerous nieces, nephews, extended family, and a host of friends.