Rea Evans' Obituary
Rea Olyve Evans, 95, of Vandalia, passed away on Friday, August
2, 2013 at Fayette County Hospital.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00am, Tuesday, August 6,
2013 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Vandalia with Pastor Peter Kolb
and Pastor Jerry Bagwell officiating. Burial will follow in
Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia. A visitation will be held from
5-8pm, Monday, August 5, 2013 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church,
Vandalia and 1 hour prior to services Tuesday. Memorials may
be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America.
Rea Evans was born April 3, 1918, in O'Fallon, IL the daughter
of Fredrick O. and Oleeta (Rea) Leidel. She married Charles
"Warren" Evans Sr. on March 30, 1935 in Belleville, IL.
Together they had 5 children. Rea was a homemaker and also
she owned and operated fabric shops in Taylorville, Pana, and
Vandalia. She was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church of
Vandalia; American Legion Auxiliary Crawford-Hale #95; 8 & 40;
Vandalia Women's Club and Vandalia Home Extension. Mrs. Evans
is survived by her son Walter "Walt" Evans and wife Tina of
Vandalia, IL; daughter Tanja Rea (Evans) Ervin of Vandalia, IL;
daughter-in-law Mary Evans of Vandalia, IL; sister Patricia
Mayfield, Houston of TX; grandchildren Beth "Mari" and husband Mike
Gilford of Pineville, LA; Charles "Chuck" Evans and wife Robin of
Spaulding, IL; Stephanie and husband Jim Thomas of Ramsey, IL; Greg
Evans of Vandalia, IL; Jeremy Easton of Longmont, CO; and Jason
Easton and wife Becky, Chatham, IL; great grandchildren Jaden
Evans, Mark Gilford, Steve Gilford, Emily Evans, Jace Thomas, and
Ayla Evans; and step great grandchildren Asa "A.J." Thomas and
Carson Thomas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sons Charles
Evans Jr. and Brad Lee Evans, daughter Rea Ella Evans; brother
William Leidel; sisters Leeta Leidel and Charmion Mahl.
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