Evelyn Sue McClain Bromley

Evelyn Sue McClain Bromley, 81, of Adamsville, departed this life on Friday, November 21. She was born on March 25, 1944, in Medina, Tennessee, to Ernest and Bessie McClain.
She was welcomed home by her three older siblings, James Richard McClain, Darlene McClain Hogan, and Junior McClain, all of whom she loved dearly and maintained exceptional bonds with until their deaths because family was very important to her.
Not long after childbirth, her mother died and she was taken in by two of the most loving relatives, James Herschel Walker and Verna Betty Walker of Jackson, Tennessee, and their son, Gerald Walker, who would raise and love her as their own daughter.
Mother called 155 Tomlin St. in Jackson, Tennessee, her home throughout her childhood and young adult years. She graduated from Andrew Jackson High School and later attended West Tennessee Business College. Afterwards, she went to work for Jackson Electric Company in the billing department. One of her favorite pastimes while living in Jackson was shopping downtown in all the old stores such as Woolworth’s and Nando Jones.
Mother was a very social and outgoing person who never met a stranger, therefore countless lives were touched by her love and kindness over the course of her life.
We are sure, however, that the most memorable moment would be when she met our daddy, Albert E. Bromley, at a Christmas party. Both of their lives would forever be changed. On June 19, 1965, they married in Jackson, Tennessee, at the Pentecostal church that she had to attended her entire life, surrounded by close friends and family. They honeymooned in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, which would forever hold a special place in their hearts and be one of their favorite traveling destinations.
Over the course of almost 60 years of marriage, their love for each other never wavered and withstood the test of time, growing stronger with each passing day. They moved to Adamsville, Tennessee, in 1968 when the city girl would become a country girl. They proceeded to build their family home on family land at 90 Bromley Lane where they would eventually welcome their children.
On November 19, 1969, they welcomed their first child, a daughter, Laura Suzanne Bromley, and on September 15, 1972, they welcomed a son, Eric Scot Bromley. While her children were young, she would stay at home with them and sell Avon on the side. She would also work at Modern Florist in Adamsville, Tennessee, when Joyce Blackwood Ashe owned it and she would later work at PCA.
In her younger years, she dreamed of being a nurse or a flight attendant, but her true calling would be working with children. When West Hardin Elementary was completed in 1976, she would begin working there as an aide in the library. As time passed, she would eventually go back to Lambuth University, where she earned a degree in library science and elementary education. She would work at West Hardin Elementary for many years, during which she would head the PTA along with sponsoring the Brownie Troop and the Girl Scouts. She would also entertain many at their talent shows imitating Minnie Pearl, which she did perfectly. She also loved helping with their annual harvest festival.
Working with children was definitely her calling in life, therefore, it was only fitting that she opened her own daycare in 1992 called Wee Care Daycare in Crump, Tennessee. She would operate the daycare until deciding she wanted to stay at home and care for her grandchildren, Caleb, Ali Ann, Hannah Claire, and Garrett Ty, all of whom she loved dearly and have more time to travel with our daddy.
Our mother had a huge personality and a great sense of humor, but the biggest thing about her was her heart and her ability to love. This was reflected in our home, which always seemed to be the place that everyone migrated to. Whoever came was always welcomed with a hug and smile. She was an exceptional cook and hostess and cooked many meals for family and friends. She was most known for her biscuits, her potato salad, her fruit salad, and her boiled custard.
She loved the summertime because it gave her time to garden and can vegetables, along with planting and adorning her yard with beautiful flowers. Her favorite was the gardenia. She also loved Christmas, Christmas lights, and snow days, and she would get as excited as any kid would about school being dismissed for snow. Her favorite Christmas song was “Silver Bells.”
She also loved church, going to church with family, and helping at Vacation Bible School. Mother carried many titles throughout her lifetime; daughter, sister, cousin, aunt, friend, librarian, teacher, school board member, faithful servant of the Lord, but her greatest calling was being a wife, mother, and a grandmother, which she far exceeded any and all expectations. Her heart was always with her family - wherever we were, she was.
She was an active member of her community throughout her lifetime, but as time passed her favorite way to spend any day was by our daddy’s side, doing whatever he was doing. Whether it was riding the tractor and side-by-side, feeding the cattle and horses, helping with income tax, restoring their antique car, exploring Amish country, taking cruises, or simply just sitting beside each other in their living room, it really didn’t matter as long as they were together.
In this year, 2025, they are once again reunited, never to be separated again. We know without a doubt that she was welcomed home by our faithful Lord and Savior.
She is survived by her daughter, Suzanne Russell (Greg); and grandchildren, Ali Ann Beecham (Hunter) and Garrett Ty Russell, all of Adamsville, Tennessee. She is also survived by her son, Eric Scot Bromley (Anna) of Adamsville, Tennessee; and grandchildren, Caleb Bromley (Shelly) of Adamsville, Tennessee, and Hannah Claire Owen (Wesley), of Athens, Alabama.
Memorial services were held on Saturday, November 29, at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Savannah, Tennessee, with Dustin Perkins and Kevin Thomas officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Hermon Cemetery in Savannah, Tennessee.