Eva Mae O'Connor, age 81, of Saint Louis, MO, died Thursday, January 16, 2014 in Arnold, MO Dear wife of the late Edward L, O'Connor; Beloved daughter of the late Travis Hirsch and the late Rosie (Henry) Hirsch Loving mother of Theodore Louis (Julie) O'Connor and Frances Edna Marie (Gary) Parsons; Dear sister of Henry (Maryland) Hirsch, Paul (Betty) Hirsch and Mary Ruth (Virgil) Johnson; Cherished grandmother of Bryce (Jessica) Schidler, Cheryl (Nathan) Barkhurst, Amanda (Shawn) McNew, Patricia (William) Ashworth, Patrick (Kimberly) O'Connor, Jeffery (Wendy) Parsons, Tara (Steve) Price and Scott (Elisa) Parsons-Facetti, Devoted great grandmother of Mary, Colleen, Ethan, Emily, Ellison, Devon, Abigail, Christopher, Brayden, Jackson, Lilly, Ian, Zachery, Allyssa, Morgan, Noah and Oliver; Our dear aunt, great aunt, cousin and friend to many; Mom enjoyed the coming of spring when she could start her gardening. She would be excited when the flowers would start to pop up and show their magnificent colors. As mom tended her gardens throughout the summer she would begin to blossom and grow just like her flowers. With the passing of summer came fall and mom enjoyed cleaning her gardens as much as she did planting them in the spring. Then with the coming of winter in meant mom would drag out her sewing machines and would begin sewing her quilts and various other sewing projects. So keeping her hands busy whether planting flowers in the garden or bring flowers to life on one of her quilts, this is what made mom happy. Memorials maybe made to the BackStoppers; Arrangements are being handled by Jay B. Smith Funeral Home Fenton Chapel, 777 Oakwood Drive, Fenton, MO where the family will receive friends from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Funeral service will be at Jay B. Smith Funeral Home Fenton Chapel at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, January 22, 2014. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Saint Louis, MO