Frank Evans Sr.

Frank Evans Sr., 79, husband of Bernice Taylor Evans, died Monday, March 5, 2007, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning.

Born Oct. 27, 1927, in the Alcolu section of Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Alex Evans and Queen Myers Evans. He received his formal education in the Westminister Parochial School in Alcolu. He joined Mount Nebo Baptist Church at an early age, where he later served as trustee for many years. He was a lifelong farmer and he also loved fishing and hunting.

Survivors besides his wife of 44 years, Bernice T. Evans of the home, include five sons, Wendell (Margaret) Evans and Roland (Tonya) Evans, both of Manning, Theodore Jones of Alcolu, Major (Mary Beth) Evans of Fort Pierce, Fla., and Willie Brown of Temple Hill, Md.; nine daughters, Rosa (Samuel) Jones, Julia (Johnny) Brown, Oleatha Young, Ethel Evans, Janet Evans and Paula Evans, all of Manning, Queen (Levy) Fordham of Manning, Georgia (John) Romeo of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Joyce Evans of Manhattan, N.Y.; two sisters, Julia Titus of Sumter and Bertha Cantey of Paxville; 48 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by four sons, Hercules Jones, Napolean Jones, Frank Evans Jr. and Floyd Evans; three sisters; and two brothers.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church in Alcolu, with the Rev. Dennis C. Brock, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Richard Taylor, the Rev. Jonathan Anderson and Minister Otis Blackwell.

Burial followed in the churchyard cemetery.

Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning was in charge of arrangements.