EVANS, THOMAS DAVIS

IN LOVINGMEMORY OF
THOMAS DAVIS EVANS
Born – May 1, 1885 – Malad City, Idaho
Passed Away – July 28, 1969 – Malad City, Idaho

FUNERAL SERVICE
Malad Third LDS Ward Chapel – July 31, 1969
Bishop Lon W. Corbridge, officiating

AT THE FUNERAL HOME
Family Prayer – Richard Rice

AT THE CHAPEL
Prelude and Postlude – Trudy Ward
Invocation – Jas. B. Jones
Obituary – Bishop Lon W. Corbridge
Vocal – “Look Up To Him” – Helen Jones, Miriel Dredge and Wanda Edwards
Speaker – James G. Vaughan
Speaker – Lloyd Sorensen
Vocal – “Goin’ Home” – Jenkin L. Palmer
Benediction – Lawrence R. Budge
Accompanists – Arnold Jones and Janice B. Palmer

CONCLUDING RITES
Malad City Cemetery
Dedicatory Prayer – Charles J. Nielsen
Flowers – Malad Third Ward Relief Society, Ida Smith, president
Honorary Bearers:
Malad Stake High Priests and Malad Lions Club
Casket Bearers:
Welton Ward
Marvin Pett
Clayton Pett
Lee Waldron
Loren Brockbank
Varsel E. Christophersen
Kimball Blackburn
Gerrald Burke
Scott Reynolds
Leon Davies

Thomas Davis Evans, age 84, died July 28, 1969 at the Oneida County Hospital of natural causes.

He was born May 1, 1885 at Malad City, a son of Benjamin D. and Mary Jane Jones Evans. He married Jennie Mae Morgan June 7, 1907 in the Logan LDS Temple. Mrs. Evans died November 8, 1968.

Mr. Evans attended BYU Academy at Logan, was a farmer and real estate broker. Being active in the LDS Church, he served a mission in the Northern States, 1920-22; served as a member of the Seventies presidency; served on YMMIA stake board; Bishop of the Malad First Ward, 1923-31; served on Malad Stake high Council; Bishop of new Malad Third Ward, June 30, 1935-40; served again on the High Council; was a counselor in the stake High Priests quorum, 1949-57; member of Malad Lions Club and former Lion Club president. He liked fishing.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ezra Taft (Lucille) Pett, Parma, ID; Mrs. J. Moroni (June) Ward, Malad; 16 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren; one brother and one sister: Heber J. Evans and Mrs. Edgar (Blodwin) Thorpe, both of Malad.