Shirley Lewis

Funeral services for D.H. (Damon) Evans, 83, of Jacksonville, will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 20 at Still Waters Memorial Gardens with Robert Fannette and Lee Kodet officiating under the direction of Autry Funeral Home, Jacksonville.

Burial will take place after the funeral at Still Waters.

Mr. Evans died Saturday, June 16 in Jacksonville. He was born Feb. 15, 1924 in Junction. He served aboard the USS Lander during WWII and worked for many years in construction.

He is preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Mr. Evans is survived by his wife of 57 years, Hazel; five sons and four daughters-in-law, Phillip Evans and his wife, Ardith, Roy Evans and his wife Lena, Doyle Evans and his wife, Vicki, Dean Evans and his wife, Shelly and Denny Evans; four daughters and two sons-in-law, Nancy and Robert Fannette, Rita and Lee Kodet, Leta Evans and Teresa (Pooh) Evans; one brother, Paul Evans; four sisters, Lottie Cabler, Nina Lyde, Mamie Dickens and Linda Hill; 19 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and 5 step great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers for the service will be Mr. Evans' grandsons and his granddaughters will be honorary pallbearers.

Visitation will be Tuesday, June 19 from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Information from The Jacksonville Daily Progress