[Submitted by Judy Purcell on 22 May 2006.]
[Unknown newspaper; Sept 1966]
[Obit for William Sidney (Billie) Evans]

Funeral Services for W.S. Evans Held Sept. 11 [1966]
Funeral services for William Sidney (Billie) Evans, 82, of Palestine formerly
of Freestone County, were held Sunday, Sept 11 at 2 p.m. in the Post Oak
Baptist Church, south of Fairfield, with Rev. Woodrow Ivy officiating.  Burial
was in Post Oak Cemetery.

Mr. Evans was born in the Butler community in Freestone County on January 23,
1884, and was the son of the late Tom Turner Evans and Mrs. Mary Ivy Evans.  He
died in Palestine Friday, Sept 9  at 2:30 following a long illness.  A farmer
and rancher, he was  a member of the Butler Baptist Church.

Survivors include two sons, J.W. Evans of Palestine, and Tom Evans of Oakwood;
three daughters, Mrs. H.E. Dysart of Corpus Christi, Mrs. Joanne Woodyard of
Bryan, and Miss Sadie Evans of Austin; two-half brothers, Sam Shelton of Donie
and Graves Shelton of Teague; a half-sister, Mrs. Mattie Loder of Dallas; five
grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Lawrence Crist, Howell Gee, L.V. Giles, Floyd Gurganis, L.C.
Long and Hillary Franklin.

Arrangements were by Hassell and Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.