WILLIE M. EVANS

Willie Margaret Evans, 83, departed this life on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, in East Rockaway, New York.

Born on April 11, 1935, in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Eli and McWillie Lowery Hudson. She attended the public schools of Sumter County, after which her life's journey began. She was united in holy matrimony on May 20, 1953, to the late Lucious Evans. After marriage, the couple left Sumter to live in New York.

She leaves to cherish her memory: five children, Charles Evans, Carnell Evans, Curtis Evans, Melvin Evans and Drusilla White; three sisters, Alzenia Davis, Rosa (Tony) Crooks and Carolyn Hudson; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the home, 3820 Cottage Path Drive, Sumter.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Aurelia Hill, pastor, and the Rev. Joseph Ricks, eulogist.

The funeral procession will leave at 9:20 a.m. from the home.

Burial will be at Evergreen Memorial Park, North Guignard Drive, Sumter.

These services have been entrusted to the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.