78 year old Lawrence Milburn Evans of Smithville died Thursday at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. He was retired from Federal Mogul and he was a Christian. The funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Bonham Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 2-8 p.m. and Monday from 9 a.m. until the service at 11 a.m. Evans was preceded in death by his wife, Lorena Evans; parents, Hershell Evans and Louise Pascal Hullett; granddaughter, Jennifer Garrett; brothers and sisters, Lerlene Nelson, Cordell Evans, Donald Ray Evans, Dorothy Turner, Carl Pascal, and Jack Evans. Survivors include two sons Garey and Beverly Evans and Glenn and Jenny Evans all of Smithville. Two daughters, Gena and Dimitri Wotchinski of Montreal and Gayle and Michael Garrett of Indiana. Grandchildren, Bobbie Sue and Tim Wilson of Smithville, Jason and Maday Demick, Joe and Mercedes Demick, Jesse and Desiree Demick all of Florida, Joyce Garrett and Justin Garrett both of Indiana. Great grandchildren, Brooklynn, Nathaniel, and Robert Brantley Wilson all of Smithville, Jayden Garrett of Indiana, and Jaxon and Braxton Demick of Florida. Two brothers, Calvin Logan and Patty Hullet and George Allen and Diane King. Sister-in-law, Thelma Evans. Several nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. In addition to flowers, donations may be made to the Sarah Cannon Cancer Research Center.
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