TWO of the stained glass windows in the Rosewood Uniting Church were installed in remembrance of a young man from a prominent business family.
Raymond Evers, known to all as Ray, was the youngest son of the family who conducted Evers Bakery from around 1912 through to the 1970s.
The bakery was founded by New South Welshman, James (Jim) Evers, who had married Elizabeth Henderson in 1910.
The doors to the couple’s new enterprise opened soon after their first child, James, was born.
Jim was an experienced baker and his skills were soon appreciated and he wasn’t afraid to advertise their worth as his slogan suggested:
The public vote from East to West
That Evers bread is always best
Try it once and you’ll agree
That it’s the best for you and me
He was also well known for his wedding cakes as highlighted in many articles about local weddings contained praise about the ‘beautiful wedding cake’.
While Jim worked in the bakery, his family lived in the home, ‘Everton’ behind the business.
By 1922, they were the parents of four more children – Arthur (born 1911), May (born 1913), Norman (born 1919) and Raymond (born 1922).
Raymond, the subject of our story, was only three-years-old when his father died in 1925.
Jim Evers was only 38.
His funeral was held in the Rosewood Congregational Church (today’s Uniting Church) and he was buried in the Tallegalla Cemetery.
A similar funeral notice appeared only 11 years later, when his youngest son passed away in the Lyndhurst Private Hospital after a short illness.
Raymond was only 17.
His coffin was draped with the Scouts flag and the members of the Rosewood Scouts Group formed a guard-of-honour.
NEXT WEEK: The Moreton Border News will report on the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Rosewood Uniting Church
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