Jack Evans

Jack Alwin Evans age 69 of Sulpur Springs went to be with our Heavenly Father on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at his home in Sulphur Springs with his loving wife and soulmate by his side after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Crossett, Arkansas on August 3, 1940 the son of the late Lee Roy and Lorece Ethridge Evans. Jack worked for over 30 years in the automotive parts industry as a sales rep, retiring from Valley Brake in Twin Falls, Idaho in 2002, then returning to work at Valley Brake part time in 2005; then went to work full time in 2006 with the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls in the transportation department. Jack served in the Arkansas National Guard, the United States Army Reserve, and in the United States Navy with the rank of QM3 on the USS Bennington aircraft carrier. He was a lifetime member of the VFW and served as Chaplain of Post 2136 in Twin Falls, Idaho for over 4 years prior to his illness. He was an avid motorcyclist and was a long time member of the Christian Motorcyclist Association and also a member of the HOG (Harley Owners Group) in Twin Falls, Idaho and Paris, Texas. He was a member of the East Side Southern Baptist Church in Twin Falls.

He is survived by his wife Kathleen "Kitty" Evans, two sons, David Evans of Elko, Nevada and Roger Evans of Twin Falls, Idaho, one brother, Rick Evans and his wife Shelia of Columbia, South Carolina, one sister, Rebecca Dunn and her husband Ted of City By the Sea, Texas, four grandchildren, Jarod, Rachel, Brandon and Aaron Evans all of Twin Falls, Idaho.

Graveside funeral services with full military honors will be 10 AM Thursday, February 11 in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Donaldson, AR with Rev. James Calhoun officiating under the direction of Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home in Arkadelphia. There will be no formal visitation.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, 1111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714.