Obituary: John Redlinger Evans, 2001 Source: Amherst New Era-Progress, Thursday, October 4, 2001 Contributor: Elodie Thompson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Redlinger Evans Rev. John Redlinger Evans, 74, of Amherst, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001 in Lynchburg General Hospital. He was the husband of Mattie Allen Evans. Born Sept. 6, 1927 in Nelson County, he was a son of the late Olin Linzy and Mary Snead Evans. He was pastor of Kingswood Baptist church for 19 years. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Ronnie Evans of Amherst; two daughters, Pat Evans Shepard of Bracey and Susan Evans Clark of Lynchburg; a sister, Ruth Hatter of Clifford; a brother, Linzy Olin Evans of Amherst; eight grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001 at Driskill Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dave Peters and the Rev. Earl Clarkson, Jr. officiating. Burial followed in the Amherst Cemetery. ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************