Funeral service for Floyd “Pete” Leon Evans, 82, of Fletcher, Oklahoma, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the Fletcher First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Fletcher Cemetery under the direction of the Fletcher Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 11:00 am until 8:00 pm and Thursday and Friday from 9:00 am until 8:00 pm. The family will be greeting friends Friday from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the funeral home.
Pete was called home to be with God on November 26, 2020. He was born September 21, 1938 in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Oscar and Helen Evans. He graduated from Pinedale High School in Pinedale Wyoming and began his studies at the University of Wyoming, where he graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1961. Soon after graduation, he joined the Army as a 2nd Lieutenant. Pete served during the Cuban Crisis and served a hardship tour in Turkey. He then went on to attend the University of Texas at El Paso, where he graduated with a M.S. in Computer Science. Pete acquired a class Q security clearance – one of the highest held clearance levels in relation to national security. He also helped write the computer program that operates the attachment points on the International Space Station. Pete met Sharon on a blind date in Lawton in June of 1965, and they were married in Ft. Sill on October 15, 1965. He retired from the military as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1981. His hobbies included traveling to watch his grandchildren play sports, gathering hay for his cows and horses, playing golf, working on the computer writing programs, having communion with wife Sharon, and skype meetings with his brothers and sisters every Sunday! At 82 years old, he continued to work hard every day doing company bookwork, filing paperwork, and continuing to be a rock for his family. He was a humble, kind, loving, hardworking, and special man. He will be loved and missed by all who were blessed to meet him! “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. - Joshua 1:9”
Survivors include his wife Sharon Evans; brother Jack Evans and wife Beverly, sister Evelyn Lohman, sister-in-law Helen Evans; children Tammy Zukerman and husband Chuck, Toni Thornton and husband Randy, Angelica Evans, Pamela Gomez and husband Uziel, Amanda Karbowski and husband Evan, Jose Evans; grandchildren Josh Zukerman, Justin Evans, Tyler Zukerman, Brooke Zukerman, Sara Zukerman, Blake Baxter, Alanna Gomez, Gavin Gomez, Isaac Soto Evans, Bianca Karbowski, Amelia Karbowski, Aaliyah Evans, Addie Evans; great-grandchildren Skyler Halbrooks, Brody Zukerman, Holden Zukerman, Cheyenne Evans
He is preceded in death by his parents Oscar and Helen Evans; brothers Dick Evans and Bob Evans; sister Treva Button and husband Ralph.
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Pete was called home to be with God on November 26, 2020. He was born September 21, 1938 in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Oscar and Helen Evans. He graduated from Pinedale High School in Pinedale Wyoming and began his studies at the University of Wyoming, where he graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1961. Soon after graduation, he joined the Army as a 2nd Lieutenant. Pete served during the Cuban Crisis and served a hardship tour in Turkey. He then went on to attend the University of Texas at El Paso, where he graduated with a M.S. in Computer Science. Pete acquired a class Q security clearance – one of the highest held clearance levels in relation to national security. He also helped write the computer program that operates the attachment points on the International Space Station. Pete met Sharon on a blind date in Lawton in June of 1965, and they were married in Ft. Sill on October 15, 1965. He retired from the military as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1981. His hobbies included traveling to watch his grandchildren play sports, gathering hay for his cows and horses, playing golf, working on the computer writing programs, having communion with wife Sharon, and skype meetings with his brothers and sisters every Sunday! At 82 years old, he continued to work hard every day doing company bookwork, filing paperwork, and continuing to be a rock for his family. He was a humble, kind, loving, hardworking, and special man. He will be loved and missed by all who were blessed to meet him! “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. - Joshua 1:9”
Survivors include his wife Sharon Evans; brother Jack Evans and wife Beverly, sister Evelyn Lohman, sister-in-law Helen Evans; children Tammy Zukerman and husband Chuck, Toni Thornton and husband Randy, Angelica Evans, Pamela Gomez and husband Uziel, Amanda Karbowski and husband Evan, Jose Evans; grandchildren Josh Zukerman, Justin Evans, Tyler Zukerman, Brooke Zukerman, Sara Zukerman, Blake Baxter, Alanna Gomez, Gavin Gomez, Isaac Soto Evans, Bianca Karbowski, Amelia Karbowski, Aaliyah Evans, Addie Evans; great-grandchildren Skyler Halbrooks, Brody Zukerman, Holden Zukerman, Cheyenne Evans
He is preceded in death by his parents Oscar and Helen Evans; brothers Dick Evans and Bob Evans; sister Treva Button and husband Ralph.
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Funeral service for Floyd “Pete” Leon Evans, 82, of Fletcher, Oklahoma, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the Fletcher First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Fletcher Cemetery under the direction of the Fletcher Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 11:00 am until 8:00 pm and Thursday and Friday from 9:00 am until 8:00 pm. The family will be greeting friends Friday from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the funeral home.
Pete was called home to be with God on November 26, 2020. He was born September 21, 1938 in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Oscar and Helen Evans. He graduated from Pinedale High School in Pinedale Wyoming and began his studies at the University of Wyoming, where he graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1961. Soon after graduation, he joined the Army as a 2nd Lieutenant. Pete served during the Cuban Crisis and served a hardship tour in Turkey. He then went on to attend the University of Texas at El Paso, where he graduated with a M.S. in Computer Science. Pete acquired a class Q security clearance – one of the highest held clearance levels in relation to national security. He also helped write the computer program that operates the attachment points on the International Space Station. Pete met Sharon on a blind date in Lawton in June of 1965, and they were married in Ft. Sill on October 15, 1965. He retired from the military as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1981. His hobbies included traveling to watch his grandchildren play sports, gathering hay for his cows and horses, playing golf, working on the computer writing programs, having communion with wife Sharon, and skype meetings with his brothers and sisters every Sunday! At 82 years old, he continued to work hard every day doing company bookwork, filing paperwork, and continuing to be a rock for his family. He was a humble, kind, loving, hardworking, and special man. He will be loved and missed by all who were blessed to meet him! “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. - Joshua 1:9”
Survivors include his wife Sharon Evans; brother Jack Evans and wife Beverly, sister Evelyn Lohman, sister-in-law Helen Evans; children Tammy Zukerman and husband Chuck, Toni Thornton and husband Randy, Angelica Evans, Pamela Gomez and husband Uziel, Amanda Karbowski and husband Evan, Jose Evans; grandchildren Josh Zukerman, Justin Evans, Tyler Zukerman, Brooke Zukerman, Sara Zukerman, Blake Baxter, Alanna Gomez, Gavin Gomez, Isaac Soto Evans, Bianca Karbowski, Amelia Karbowski, Aaliyah Evans, Addie Evans; great-grandchildren Skyler Halbrooks, Brody Zukerman, Holden Zukerman, Cheyenne Evans
He is preceded in death by his parents Oscar and Helen Evans; brothers Dick Evans and Bob Evans; sister Treva Button and husband Ralph.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Floyd L. Evans please visit our Tribute Store.
Pete was called home to be with God on November 26, 2020. He was born September 21, 1938 in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Oscar and Helen Evans. He graduated from Pinedale High School in Pinedale Wyoming and began his studies at the University of Wyoming, where he graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1961. Soon after graduation, he joined the Army as a 2nd Lieutenant. Pete served during the Cuban Crisis and served a hardship tour in Turkey. He then went on to attend the University of Texas at El Paso, where he graduated with a M.S. in Computer Science. Pete acquired a class Q security clearance – one of the highest held clearance levels in relation to national security. He also helped write the computer program that operates the attachment points on the International Space Station. Pete met Sharon on a blind date in Lawton in June of 1965, and they were married in Ft. Sill on October 15, 1965. He retired from the military as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1981. His hobbies included traveling to watch his grandchildren play sports, gathering hay for his cows and horses, playing golf, working on the computer writing programs, having communion with wife Sharon, and skype meetings with his brothers and sisters every Sunday! At 82 years old, he continued to work hard every day doing company bookwork, filing paperwork, and continuing to be a rock for his family. He was a humble, kind, loving, hardworking, and special man. He will be loved and missed by all who were blessed to meet him! “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. - Joshua 1:9”
Survivors include his wife Sharon Evans; brother Jack Evans and wife Beverly, sister Evelyn Lohman, sister-in-law Helen Evans; children Tammy Zukerman and husband Chuck, Toni Thornton and husband Randy, Angelica Evans, Pamela Gomez and husband Uziel, Amanda Karbowski and husband Evan, Jose Evans; grandchildren Josh Zukerman, Justin Evans, Tyler Zukerman, Brooke Zukerman, Sara Zukerman, Blake Baxter, Alanna Gomez, Gavin Gomez, Isaac Soto Evans, Bianca Karbowski, Amelia Karbowski, Aaliyah Evans, Addie Evans; great-grandchildren Skyler Halbrooks, Brody Zukerman, Holden Zukerman, Cheyenne Evans
He is preceded in death by his parents Oscar and Helen Evans; brothers Dick Evans and Bob Evans; sister Treva Button and husband Ralph.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Floyd L. Evans please visit our Tribute Store.
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