October 27, 2012

Dale Evans was an actress, author, and songwriter who was raised in Osceola (Mississippi County), where she first attended school. She rose to fame as America’s “Queen of the West” (sometimes called “Queen of the Cowgirls”) alongside her fourth husband, Roy Rogers (“King of the Cowboys”). She starred in movies, television shows, and evangelical Christian programs. Evans wrote twenty-eight inspirational books and composed many songs, including the iconic American standard “Happy Trails.”