Obituary

Eva Mae Cords, age 83, passed away on January 2, 2022 in Bellingham.  She was born July 16, 1938 to Earl and Edna Eastwood.  Eva was a lifetime resident of Bellingham.  She attended Bellingham High School and was a member of the BHS Alumni Band.  She married Donald Christian Cords, an airman in the US Navy, in 1959 and had 3 children.  She attended Garden Street Methodist Church and was active in the bell choir there.  She dedicated her time as a volunteer to scouting and Headstart programs for many years. She worked as part of the kitchen staff at the Viking Commons at WWU. Her hobbies included gardening, bowling, camping, scouting, cooking, swimming, tennis and spending time with her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband Donald Cords, and her sister Dorothy Nelson.  She is survived by her brother George Eastwood, her sister Ruth Salas, her sons Donald Jr. and Kenneth, and daughter Laura Evans; grandchildren Tammy Ward, Rodney Evans, Tylor Evans and Brittany Evans; nephews Jim Eastwood, David Eastwood, Steven Eastwood, Philip Young; nieces Maryanne Van Allen, Betty Velasco.

Services will be held at Moles Farewell Tributes 2465 Lakeway Drive Bellingham on January 21st at 11 AM.

Memorials may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, michaeljfox.org.