Evelyn Esther (Shepherd) Persip 91, of Williamstown died January 25, 2021 at the Williamstown Commons. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 9, 1929 a daughter of the late Charles and Bertha (Porter) Shepherd. She attended schools in Boston, Cambridge and graduated from Williamstown High School with the class of 1948. Evelyn also attended nursing school in Malden and Waltham. She was employed for over 20 years as a LPN at Sweetbrook Nursing Home in Williamstown. Evelyn was longtime member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Williamstown and a member of the Red Hat Society

Her husband Roland Adeson Persip whom she married October 29, 1955 died September 27, 1991. Survivors include two daughters Donna Phillips of North Adams and Rhonda Persip of Boston, MA. and one son Marc Persip of Salem, MA. Evelyn also leaves 5 grandchildren, Shasta Phillips, Derrick Altman, Jazzmine Williams, David F.J. Phillips and Lacie Phillips and 7 great- grandchildren. She was predeceased by a brother Robert Shepherd.

Graveside services will take in the family plot in Eastlawn Cemetery in Williamstown, MA. in the spring. To add to the Book of Memories, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com.