Louise Dabbs Bevan (11/18/1925- 11/24/2020) grew up at Dabbs' Crossroads, the only girl among five boys born to Stella Glasscock and Eugene Whitefield Dabbs, Jr. She inherited her father's devotion to a large extended family and her mother's love for all things green and blooming. Her outside yard proved to be an extension of the beauty and charm found in every room on the inside of each of the fourteen homes she lived in during her lifetime. With some irony, her final dwelling place was the same one where she was born and has now died 95 years later almost to the day.
Sent off to Duke University at the age of 16 with the expectations of meeting a suitable husband, she majored in music and was accepted at The Juilliard School in NYC for graduate work before marrying John M. Bevan in 1946. A man of vision, energy and an intense desire to change the world for the better, they spent many of their fifty-four years together moving from one academic environment to another while Jack jump-started new learning initiatives that he believed would inspire a generation of leaders across the country. In his pursuit of excellence, Louise remained the core of the family unit, raising four children, an assortment of pets, and taking care of the basics required to keep children clothed and fed, bills paid, the yard cultivated and appliances functional. In her capacity as his better half, she also was admired among many for her ability to entertain large gatherings with apparent ease and to keep many stoic scholars absolutely charmed by her soft Southern wit and insights.
Never to be underestimated, a more forceful and outspoken woman emerged following her husband's death in 2000. Returning to her family home in Sumter County, she committed herself to beautifying the great outdoors in Salem Black River Community as she planted significant numbers of camellia and sasanqua, small oak and pine. Woe be to the thoughtless traveler who drove down her roads and was so thoughtless as to throw trash along the side. The woman could turn fierce.
Louise served on the session of the Salem Black River Presbyterian Church, the board of the Goodwill Cultural Center, and was a trustee of the Salem Black River Cemetery. She participated in The Historical Society and The Forum of Sumter and was a supporter of Patriot Hall and all things related to music and art both locally and nationally. A woman who stood by her word, she swore she would not die before voting in the most recent election. Four days afterwards she became unexpectedly ill and slipped into a sharp decline.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Megan Anne Bevan in 2004 and her son-in-law, Bill Remmes earlier this year.
Sent off to Duke University at the age of 16 with the expectations of meeting a suitable husband, she majored in music and was accepted at The Juilliard School in NYC for graduate work before marrying John M. Bevan in 1946. A man of vision, energy and an intense desire to change the world for the better, they spent many of their fifty-four years together moving from one academic environment to another while Jack jump-started new learning initiatives that he believed would inspire a generation of leaders across the country. In his pursuit of excellence, Louise remained the core of the family unit, raising four children, an assortment of pets, and taking care of the basics required to keep children clothed and fed, bills paid, the yard cultivated and appliances functional. In her capacity as his better half, she also was admired among many for her ability to entertain large gatherings with apparent ease and to keep many stoic scholars absolutely charmed by her soft Southern wit and insights.
Never to be underestimated, a more forceful and outspoken woman emerged following her husband's death in 2000. Returning to her family home in Sumter County, she committed herself to beautifying the great outdoors in Salem Black River Community as she planted significant numbers of camellia and sasanqua, small oak and pine. Woe be to the thoughtless traveler who drove down her roads and was so thoughtless as to throw trash along the side. The woman could turn fierce.
Louise served on the session of the Salem Black River Presbyterian Church, the board of the Goodwill Cultural Center, and was a trustee of the Salem Black River Cemetery. She participated in The Historical Society and The Forum of Sumter and was a supporter of Patriot Hall and all things related to music and art both locally and nationally. A woman who stood by her word, she swore she would not die before voting in the most recent election. Four days afterwards she became unexpectedly ill and slipped into a sharp decline.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Megan Anne Bevan in 2004 and her son-in-law, Bill Remmes earlier this year.
Louise Dabbs Bevan (11/18/1925- 11/24/2020) grew up at Dabbs' Crossroads, the only girl among five boys born to Stella Glasscock and Eugene Whitefield Dabbs, Jr. She inherited her father's devotion to a large extended family and her mother's love for all things green and blooming. Her outside yard proved to be an extension of the beauty and charm found in every room on the inside of each of the fourteen homes she lived in during her lifetime. With some irony, her final dwelling place was the same one where she was born and has now died 95 years later almost to the day.
Sent off to Duke University at the age of 16 with the expectations of meeting a suitable husband, she majored in music and was accepted at The Juilliard School in NYC for graduate work before marrying John M. Bevan in 1946. A man of vision, energy and an intense desire to change the world for the better, they spent many of their fifty-four years together moving from one academic environment to another while Jack jump-started new learning initiatives that he believed would inspire a generation of leaders across the country. In his pursuit of excellence, Louise remained the core of the family unit, raising four children, an assortment of pets, and taking care of the basics required to keep children clothed and fed, bills paid, the yard cultivated and appliances functional. In her capacity as his better half, she also was admired among many for her ability to entertain large gatherings with apparent ease and to keep many stoic scholars absolutely charmed by her soft Southern wit and insights.
Never to be underestimated, a more forceful and outspoken woman emerged following her husband's death in 2000. Returning to her family home in Sumter County, she committed herself to beautifying the great outdoors in Salem Black River Community as she planted significant numbers of camellia and sasanqua, small oak and pine. Woe be to the thoughtless traveler who drove down her roads and was so thoughtless as to throw trash along the side. The woman could turn fierce.
Louise served on the session of the Salem Black River Presbyterian Church, the board of the Goodwill Cultural Center, and was a trustee of the Salem Black River Cemetery. She participated in The Historical Society and The Forum of Sumter and was a supporter of Patriot Hall and all things related to music and art both locally and nationally. A woman who stood by her word, she swore she would not die before voting in the most recent election. Four days afterwards she became unexpectedly ill and slipped into a sharp decline.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Megan Anne Bevan in 2004 and her son-in-law, Bill Remmes earlier this year.
Sent off to Duke University at the age of 16 with the expectations of meeting a suitable husband, she majored in music and was accepted at The Juilliard School in NYC for graduate work before marrying John M. Bevan in 1946. A man of vision, energy and an intense desire to change the world for the better, they spent many of their fifty-four years together moving from one academic environment to another while Jack jump-started new learning initiatives that he believed would inspire a generation of leaders across the country. In his pursuit of excellence, Louise remained the core of the family unit, raising four children, an assortment of pets, and taking care of the basics required to keep children clothed and fed, bills paid, the yard cultivated and appliances functional. In her capacity as his better half, she also was admired among many for her ability to entertain large gatherings with apparent ease and to keep many stoic scholars absolutely charmed by her soft Southern wit and insights.
Never to be underestimated, a more forceful and outspoken woman emerged following her husband's death in 2000. Returning to her family home in Sumter County, she committed herself to beautifying the great outdoors in Salem Black River Community as she planted significant numbers of camellia and sasanqua, small oak and pine. Woe be to the thoughtless traveler who drove down her roads and was so thoughtless as to throw trash along the side. The woman could turn fierce.
Louise served on the session of the Salem Black River Presbyterian Church, the board of the Goodwill Cultural Center, and was a trustee of the Salem Black River Cemetery. She participated in The Historical Society and The Forum of Sumter and was a supporter of Patriot Hall and all things related to music and art both locally and nationally. A woman who stood by her word, she swore she would not die before voting in the most recent election. Four days afterwards she became unexpectedly ill and slipped into a sharp decline.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Megan Anne Bevan in 2004 and her son-in-law, Bill Remmes earlier this year.
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