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John Arthur “Art” Evans

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John Arthur “Art” Evans Veteran

Birth
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Death
13 Feb 2010 (aged 94)
Burial
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION K ROW 4 SITE 0264
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John Arthur "Art" Evans, 94, of Springfield, MO, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, after a short illness.
Survivors include a brother, Morgan "Jiggs" Evans, Jr.
He was born Sept. 20, 1915 in St. Louis, son of Morgan and Lydia Louise (Understall) Evans. He married Gladys Irene Harris on Jan. 31, 1947. She survives.
Evans served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Pekin during the Great Depression. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1939, where he served with his brother Kenneth in Anchorage and Nome, AK. After working one year with the Army Corps of Engineers, he served 29 years with the U.S. Geological Survey as a surveyor and field cartographer.
He is survived by brothers, James W. "Tip" Evans, Morgan "Jiggs" Evans, Jr., and Robert M. Evans; two sons, Jon Paul (wife, Julie) Evans, and Kevin Ray (wife, Nancy) Evans; two grandsons, Chad Arthur Evans, and Randall Keith Evans.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Paul Anthony Evans, and Kenneth "Gabby" Evans; and sisters, Ruth (Evans) Kirkman and Ann (Evans) Mutka.
John Arthur "Art" Evans, 94, of Springfield, MO, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, after a short illness. Survivors include a brother, Morgan "Jiggs" Evans, Jr.
John Arthur "Art" Evans, 94, of Springfield, MO, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, after a short illness.
Survivors include a brother, Morgan "Jiggs" Evans, Jr.
He was born Sept. 20, 1915 in St. Louis, son of Morgan and Lydia Louise (Understall) Evans. He married Gladys Irene Harris on Jan. 31, 1947. She survives.
Evans served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Pekin during the Great Depression. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1939, where he served with his brother Kenneth in Anchorage and Nome, AK. After working one year with the Army Corps of Engineers, he served 29 years with the U.S. Geological Survey as a surveyor and field cartographer.
He is survived by brothers, James W. "Tip" Evans, Morgan "Jiggs" Evans, Jr., and Robert M. Evans; two sons, Jon Paul (wife, Julie) Evans, and Kevin Ray (wife, Nancy) Evans; two grandsons, Chad Arthur Evans, and Randall Keith Evans.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Paul Anthony Evans, and Kenneth "Gabby" Evans; and sisters, Ruth (Evans) Kirkman and Ann (Evans) Mutka.
John Arthur "Art" Evans, 94, of Springfield, MO, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, after a short illness. Survivors include a brother, Morgan "Jiggs" Evans, Jr.


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  • Created by: Lyle and Marsha
  • Added: Feb 7, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104795914/john_arthur-evans: accessed ), memorial page for John Arthur “Art” Evans (20 Sep 1915–13 Feb 2010), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104795914, citing Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Springfield, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Lyle and Marsha (contributor 47442725).