Linwood Evans Obituary

Linwood S. Evans, Jr. SUMTER, SC - Linwood Spencer Evans, Jr., 67, husband of Alice Holland Evans, died Friday, August 6, 2010, at the Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Rock Hill, SC, he was a son of the late Linwood Spencer Evans, Sr. and Helen Murchison Evans. Mr. Evans was a retired Sumter County Master-In-Equity Judge and was an advocate of the American Disabilities Act. Surviving are his wife of Wedgefield; one son, Jack Linwood Evans of Millbrook, AL; one daughter, Lisa Rae Evans of Lexington; two step-sons, Ricky Mizell of Sumter and Benjamin Brown and wife Joyce of Sumter; one step-daughter, Dee Dee Davis and husband Gary of Springfield, SC; one brother, Cameron Evans and wife Juley of Charleston; numerous grandchildren; and a very special friend, Roy Morgan. He was preceded in death by a brother, John McIver Evans. Graveside services will be held at 11 A.M. Monday at the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Greg Pressley officiating. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 P.M. Sunday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to the Shepherd Center, 2020 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30309-1465 www.shepherd.org or to the Carolina Children's Home, P.O. Box 4465, Columbia, SC 29240 www.carolinachildrenshome.org Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory 221 Broad Street Sumter is in charge of the arrangements (803) 774-9386. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths