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Evangeline Marie Nadine Mathia passed away May 17, 2022 in Endicott, Wash., from a drowning accident. She was born March 6, 2020, at the Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax, Wash., the only girl and youngest of five children born to Christopher Scott Mathia and Jana Maurine (Davidson) Mathia.

Evangeline was the piece that made her family complete. She was adored by her older brothers and the princess to her father. She was Mommy's little shadow and the light of her life.

She had a joy-filled life on the family farm outside of Endicott, Wash. She enjoyed animals, picking and smel...