CARBONDALE, Kan. – Eva Margaret Molloy, 91, passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, at her home near Carbondale, Kan. She was born April 10, 1933, in Osgood, Mo., the daughter of Evart and Dora Jane (Humphreys) Ralls.
Eva grew up in Missouri and moved to Kansas in 1954. She had lived near Carbondale since 1971.
Eva had worked as a school cook for Santa Fe Trail High School and she had also been a bus driver. Her most important job had been as a homemaker and mother to her six children. She had been a member of Faith Assembly of God Church, Topeka, Kan.
On Feb. 19, 1951, Eva was united in marriage to Jefferson Davis Molloy, in Chillicothe, Mo. To this union six children were born, James, Mary, Virginia, Connie, Eva and Amy.
Eva was preceded in death by her husband, Jay, Feb. 15, 2019; son, James Molloy, Feb. 16, 2015; grandson, Cory Molloy, Sept. 5, 2021; her parents, Evart and Dora; and her four siblings, Mary Jane Baugher, Bill Ralls, Phillip Ralls and John Ralls.
Eva is survived by her five daughters, Mary (Randall) Colston, of Nesbitt, Miss., Virginia (Jim) Cook , Carbondale, Connie (Randy) Roberts, Carbondale, Eva (Larry) Birch, Maple Hill, Kan., and Amy (Tony) Flohrschutz, Lawrence, Kan.; 23 grandchildren; 69 great-grandchildren; and 6 great-great-grandchildren; and her constant companion, Tedee.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at Carbondale Church of Christian Fellowship. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be in Carbondale Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Eva Molloy Memorial Fund, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Ave., Lyndon, KS 66451. Condolences can be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com.
