Alice Louise Christmas

May 17, 1934 - January 3, 2021

Alice Louise Christmas, 86, of Evansville, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at her home. Alice was born May 17, 1934 in Evansville to the late Lawrence and Vivian (Stiefel) Kuhlenschmidt. She was a homemaker; watched her grandchildren after school and in the summer for many years. She was a mother to more than just her own children. She loved her church and was a longtime, active member of Grace Church of the Nazarene, where she led a weekly Bible study and taught Sunday School for many years. Alice also led the local Nazarene missionary society for many years. She was a talented musician, played the organ, piano and flute and also sang. She taught piano lessons and played the organ for many weddings and funerals through the years. She enjoyed word puzzles of any kind. Surviving Alice are three daughters, Cheryl (Mark) Soper of Evansville, Dawn (Jeff Tarry) Christmas of Terre Haute and Stephanie (Steven) Beck of Huntingburg, IN; two sons, Donald (Mary) Christmas of Dover, DE and Larry Christmas of Beech Grove, IN; seven grandchildren, Shannon (Michael) Brenner, Katharine (Hugh) McKinney, Edward (Nicole) Soper, Ian (Jamie) Soper, Jeremy (Jondi) Soper, Michael (Courtney) Ferguson and Matthew Ferguson and twenty one great grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Alice was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Donald Christmas in 2001and by a grandson, Justin Christmas. Funeral services for Alice will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, January 8, 2021 at Grace Church of the Nazarene, Pastor Brett Doninger officiating. Entombment will follow in Memorial Park Mausoleum. Friends may visit with the family from 4:00 until 8:00 PM on Thursday at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 W. Franklin Street and from 9:00 AM until service time on Friday at Grace Church of the Nazarene. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Church of the Nazarene, 5029 Broadway Avenue, Evansville, IN 47712. Condolences may be made online at www.pierrefuneralhome.com.