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Lon Zack “Red” Evans

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Lon Zack “Red” Evans

Birth
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Death
27 Jun 2007 (aged 74)
Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Church Hill- Lon Z. Evans, 74, of Church Hill passed away Wednesday morning (June 27, 2007) at his residence following a brief battle with cancer.

He was a lifelong resident of Church Hill. He hauled milk for Pet Milk Company for several years while being employed with Armstrong Construction. Lon also worked as a grader operator with the Hawkins County Highway Department along with working as a weekend watchman at Aladdin Plastics. He retired from Holliston Mills in 1997 with over 21 years of service. Following retirement, he continued his love of farming. He was a retired member of Teamsters chapter Local #549. Mr. Evans was of the Methodist faith.

He was preceded in death by his son, Danny Evans; his granddaughter, Kendra Cline; parents, Orbin & Myrtle Walters Evans; brothers, Paul (Red) Evans & Gale Evans.

Lon is survived by his loving wife, Margaret Lee Evans (of the home); his daughter, Lesa Cline & her husband, Kenneth; a son, Ritchie Evans & his wife, Christy; a daughter-in-law, Shelia Evans (all of Church Hill); 3 grandsons, Dustin Evans, Brandon Kilgore & Zackery Evans; 6 granddaughters, Jessica Kilgore, Audrey Evans, Monika Spitzer, Ashley Gibson, Kelly Cline & Michelle Cline; a great granddaughter, Nevaeh Kilgore; his sister, Louise Evans Frazier (Church Hill); a brother, Neal Evans (Rogersville); a sister-in-law, Bobbie Jo Evans Salley (Church Hill) along with several nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be held on Friday (June 29, 2007) from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Carter-Trent Funeral Home of Church Hill or friends may also call anytime at the residence.

A funeral service will be conducted on Friday (June 29, 2007) at 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Mike Cutshaw & Rev. Roy Fowler officiating.

A graveside service will be conducted at Elm Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery on Saturday (June 30, 2007) at 11 a.m. Pallbearers will be Randy Hurd, Jack Lawson, Cliff Evans, Bo Lee, Tommy Arnott, Mack Armstrong, Fred Armstrong & Willie Cornwell. Honorary Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Dustin Evans, Brandon Kilgore, Zackery Evans, his friends & co-workers from Holliston Mills, friends from the Hawkins County CO-OP along with Jeremiah Carr & Lauren Jones.

Carter-Trent Funeral Home of Church Hill is serving the Evans family.
Church Hill- Lon Z. Evans, 74, of Church Hill passed away Wednesday morning (June 27, 2007) at his residence following a brief battle with cancer.

He was a lifelong resident of Church Hill. He hauled milk for Pet Milk Company for several years while being employed with Armstrong Construction. Lon also worked as a grader operator with the Hawkins County Highway Department along with working as a weekend watchman at Aladdin Plastics. He retired from Holliston Mills in 1997 with over 21 years of service. Following retirement, he continued his love of farming. He was a retired member of Teamsters chapter Local #549. Mr. Evans was of the Methodist faith.

He was preceded in death by his son, Danny Evans; his granddaughter, Kendra Cline; parents, Orbin & Myrtle Walters Evans; brothers, Paul (Red) Evans & Gale Evans.

Lon is survived by his loving wife, Margaret Lee Evans (of the home); his daughter, Lesa Cline & her husband, Kenneth; a son, Ritchie Evans & his wife, Christy; a daughter-in-law, Shelia Evans (all of Church Hill); 3 grandsons, Dustin Evans, Brandon Kilgore & Zackery Evans; 6 granddaughters, Jessica Kilgore, Audrey Evans, Monika Spitzer, Ashley Gibson, Kelly Cline & Michelle Cline; a great granddaughter, Nevaeh Kilgore; his sister, Louise Evans Frazier (Church Hill); a brother, Neal Evans (Rogersville); a sister-in-law, Bobbie Jo Evans Salley (Church Hill) along with several nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be held on Friday (June 29, 2007) from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Carter-Trent Funeral Home of Church Hill or friends may also call anytime at the residence.

A funeral service will be conducted on Friday (June 29, 2007) at 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Mike Cutshaw & Rev. Roy Fowler officiating.

A graveside service will be conducted at Elm Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery on Saturday (June 30, 2007) at 11 a.m. Pallbearers will be Randy Hurd, Jack Lawson, Cliff Evans, Bo Lee, Tommy Arnott, Mack Armstrong, Fred Armstrong & Willie Cornwell. Honorary Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Dustin Evans, Brandon Kilgore, Zackery Evans, his friends & co-workers from Holliston Mills, friends from the Hawkins County CO-OP along with Jeremiah Carr & Lauren Jones.

Carter-Trent Funeral Home of Church Hill is serving the Evans family.


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  • Created by: Gary Sizemore
  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25546050/lon_zack-evans: accessed ), memorial page for Lon Zack “Red” Evans (30 Oct 1932–27 Jun 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25546050, citing Elm Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery, Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Gary Sizemore (contributor 46890624).