David Llewellyn Evans (1918 - 1970)

Born 5 Mar 1918 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 Nov 1970 at age 52 in Washington, Washington County, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

David was born in 1918. He was the son of Thomas Evans and Gwendolyn Lewis. He passed away in 1970.^[1]

Obituary

Col. David Evans Taken by Death

Lt. Col. David L. Evans (U.S. Army Ret.), 52, of 704 Wellington Way, Lexington, Ky., a former Scranton resident, died Saturday in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C. He was the husband of the former Marguerite Flanagan.

Born in Scranton, he was a son of Mrs. Gwen Lewis Evans and the late Thomas J. Evans. A veteran of World War II, he retired in 1962 after 20 years of service. He served in Germany, the Far East and in Okinawa. He was an alumnus of the Wharton School of Finance and was employed at American Mutual Insurance Co., Lexington.

Also surviving are a son, Thomas, Louisville, Ky.; a daughter, Miss Mary Evans at home; two sisters, Mrs. Floyd Henneforth, Glenside, Pa., and Mrs. Thomas Baxter, Lafayette Hill, Pa.; one niece and a nephew.

The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. from the Davies & Jones Funeral Home, 135 S. Main Ave., with services by Rev. William P. Lewis, pastor, Jackson Street Baptist Church.

Interment, Washburn Street Cemetery. Viewing, today, 7 to 9 p.m.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/269660343/david_llewellyn-evans: accessed May 3, 2024), memorial page for Lt Col David Llewellyn Evans (5 Mar 1918–7 Nov 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 269660343, citing Washburn Street Cemetery, Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Courtney B (contributor 47335873).
2. ↑ The Tribune; Scranton, Pennsylvania; Nov 10, 1970