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Music And Love

  • searcylivingads
  • Sep 2
  • 3 min read

By Pat Ferguson


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Music and Love . . . is there really a connection? Here is a wonderful love story that shows the connection is real! How music brought two wonderful people together . . . and how music helps them maintain their bond.

Once upon a time there was a beautiful woman named Evelyn (Evie). She grew up in Arkansas, living in Little Rock for many years and later transferring with her work to Russellville, and then moving to Searcy after retiring. Evie’s first husband passed away in 2015, after 30 years of marriage. She loved to sing (soprano) and performed with groups at church and in concerts. She joined EdenSong Regional Chorale in 2003 and is still singing in the chorale today – 22 years later. EdenSong is getting ready for their Christmas concert in Searcy at the First Presbyterian Church at 6:30 p.m. on December 16th.

Dee Spann was married and lost his wife in 2017 after 53 years. He grew up in North Little Rock and played high school football with Jerry Jones . . . yes, that Jerry Jones. Dee sang in the Ouachita Baptist University choir and in a number of church choirs before retiring to Searcy in 2002 – coincidentally the same year Evie moved to Searcy. While living in Fredericksburg, VA, he sang in a gospel barbershop quartet.

Dee attended a performance of EdenSong in 2017 and immediately decided he would like to sing with EdenSong. Dee has a beautiful tenor voice. He was driving from Searcy to Heber Springs every week to practice for EdenSong and soon discovered that there was a carpool going back and forth for the weekly practices. He joined the carpool and found Evie. It sounded like it was love at first sight or first song . . . they both kept finding reasons to be together, in addition to singing together every Tuesday afternoon at EdenSong (Dee sat behind Evie in the chorale). In 2018 Evie asked for his help getting to a performance by her grandkids, and Dee was happy to help her; he also got to meet her kids. Later that year, Dee went to Ukraine to sing in a traveling choir and of course, brought her back some chocolates. In 2019 he went to Brazil to sing and face-timed with her everyday. It seems kind of obvious what was happening with these two love birds.

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Also in 2019, they went to a 50s party, where he asked her to go steady with him and actually gave her his high school class ring! How perfect! In October 2019 they went to a performance at Harding, and afterwards, they went out to a beautiful dogwood tree where he asked her to marry him. Guess what? She said yes. In December 2019 they were married in Searcy with 20 friends and family in attendance. They had a cellist play for the wedding, and Dee sang “I Love You Truly” to Evie during the ceremony. Music brought these two together in 2017, and today in 2025, music continues to bind them as they have Bible study together every morning and sing to each other. AND they both continue to sing in EdenSong . . . but now, they ride together as a couple.

Please plan to attend EdenSong’s Christmas concert in either Heber Springs at Renew Church at 2 p.m. on December 14th or at the First Presbyterian Church in Searcy at 6:30 p.m. on December 16th to hear EdenSong’s Christmas concert and to meet these wonderful love birds. Music and love – the connection is real.

EdenSong Regional Chorale, established in 1991, currently sings under direction of Dr. Tammy Burger of Heber Springs. The group is comprised of singers from Cleburne, White, and Van Buren Counties. Prospective new members are welcome to contact Dr. Burger for information (Call 501-206-8901).


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