Obituary: Lester A. Evans

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EVANS, LESTER A. - Age 65 years, 8 months and 23 days, died in the Uniontown
Hospital Saturday, January 30, 1965 at 3:45 p.m. He was a well known resident and
educator of Masontown, Pa. Mr. Evans came to Masontown Schools in 1930 as the
supervising principal of the Albert-Gallatin Jointure. He was a graduate of the University
of Pittsburgh, where he received his Bachelor and Master's Degrees. He was a member
and officer of the Masontown Methodist Church, President of the Methodist Men's Club,
member and Past President of the Masontown Rotary Club, member of Valley Lodge 459
F. and A.M., Masontown, Uniontown Lodge of Perfection, Scottish Rite and Syria Shrine
of Pittsburgh, Woodside Grauge 1008, Masontown Vol. Fire Dept., Charter member of
the loacal Isaac Walton League, the P.S.E.A. and the N.E.A. He was the son of the late
Albert and Alice Strawhecker Evans and is survived by his wife Violet Wolfe Evans and
the following sisters and brothers, Miss Adda Evans, Harrisburg, Lloyd Evans, of 
Harrisburg, Dr. Paul Evans, Elizabethtown, Mrs. Dora Saltzer, Valley View, Dr. Mark
Evans of West Chester and Marlin of Harrisburg. Friends will be received in the David J.
Honsaker Funeral Home, Masontown, today from 2 until 4 and 7 until 10 p.m. and 
Tuesday until 2 o'clock the hour of service with the Rev. Clarence Dalton officiating.
Burial will follow in the Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery. The following organizations
will visit the Funeral Home this evening. The Masontown Vol. Fire Dept. at 7, The
Rotary Club at 7:30, Masonic Rite will be held at 8 by Valley Lodge F. and A.M. 459,
Isaac Walton members wil visit the Funeral Home after the services. Pallbearers, who
have been chosen from the various organizations to which he belonged are: Howard
Jankey, Robert Berish, Leslie Secoy, Frank Wheeler, Harry Riffle and James Fast.