OBIT: Victoria (STITT) EVANS, 1948, formerly of Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ MRS. L. A. EVANS, FORMER CITY RESIDENT, DIES Mrs. Victoria (Stitt) Evans, widow of Louis A. Evans, died at her home in St. Petersburg, Fla., at 9 o'clock Thursday evening. Mrs. Evans was born at Tuscarora, Pa., June 11, 1869, a daughter of Benjamin F. and Matilda B. Stitt. She married Louis A. Evans Feb. 15, 1906. Mr. Evans was for many years a member of the firm of Stitt & Evans, furniture dealers, of Altoona, and the family lived in Altoona and Hollidaysburg before taking up their residence in St. Petersburg a number of years ago. Surviving are one daughter, Marguerite, wife of Charles A. Beswick of St. Petersburg, Fla., two grandchildren, Anne and Charles Beswick, jr., and one sister, Mrs. Grace Peterson of Philipsburg. Funeral services will be conducted at St. Petersburg. Altoona Mirror, Saturday, July 31, 1948, page 14