I lay in the bed at the hospital and said, 'let's see what I have left.' And I could see, I could speak, I could think, I could read. I simply tabulated my blessings, and that gave me a start.

She took the name Dale Evans in the early 1930s to promote her singing career. " In later episodes of the television program Dale Evans was outspoken in her Christianity telling people that God would assist them with their troubles and imploring adults and children to turn to Him for guidance. ).

She was the third wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers.