Obituary of Curtis Evans

Services for Curtis L. Evans, Sr., 94, Troup, are scheduled for 1:00 pm, Saturday, January 13, at the First Baptist Church, Troup, with the Reverends James Cheatham and Mike Jeter officiating. Burial will be in the Bradford Cemetery, Troup, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mr. Evans died Wednesday, January 10, 2007 in a Tyler hospital. He was born August 17, 1912 in Troup to the late Maris Lee and Annie Marjorie Rowden Evans. He was retired from the Marathon Pipeline Company. He moved back to Troup in 1976. He was a member of the Dixie Masonic Lodge, # 272, and the Order of The Eastern Star, Chapter # 421. He was also a member of First Baptist Church, Troup. Survivors include his wife, Sible Evans, Troup; a son and daughter-in-law, Curtis Evans, Jr. and Jean Evans, Homer, Michigan; a daughter, Ida E. Moore, Loxley, Alabama; two step daughters, Carol Ann Veal, Mexico, and Shirley Steele, Dripping Spring; four grandchildren, Chris Moore, Robert Evans, Nicholas Evans, and Douglas Evans; and 6 great grandchildren. Honorary Pallbearers will be Al Tuley and Troy Nutt. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Friday, January 12.