Thomas Bernard EVANS (VETERAN 2 WARS)
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Submitted: 1/23/15 • Approved: 6/14/18 • Last Updated: 6/17/18 • R1058809-G0-S3
GUNNERY SERGEANT US Marine Corps
Korea
Vietnam
December 22, 1929 - September 2, 2012
Thomas Bernard "Tom" Evans the husband of Dorothy Cator Evans.
Thomas Bernard "Tom" Evans, 82, of Palm Bay, Florida, died Sunday, September 2, 2012.
He was a retired Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marines and worked as an electrician for the U.S. Navy Yard in D.C. for 10 years. He served in the Korean War including the Chosen Reservoir Battle which he survived as one of the Chosen Few plus he served two tours of duty in Vietnam as a Gunnery Sergeant. He was a member of the VFW.
Tom was an avid fisherman who won many tournaments in Arkansas and Virginia. He was awarded a 1989 International Game Fish Association World Record. He often served as a fishing guide due to his excellence in tournament fishing. In Colonial Beach, Virginia, he was honored for his work with the Chamber.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Dorothy Cator; his parents; four brothers: Donald Lee, Jerry Evans, Pete Evans and Billy Evans; and one sister, Bernice Evans Morris.
He is survived by one sister, Louise Rogers of Raytown, Missouri; a nephew, Pat Cator and his wife, Donna, and their family; a step-granddaughter, Lea Wallace and her family; nine nieces, five nephews, several cousins, great-nieces and great-nephews, and a host of friends.
A graveside service with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, September 15 at Barren Fork Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, Arkansas.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Barren Fork Cemetery Fund, c/o Betty Webb, 1691 Barren Fork Road, Mount Pleasant, AR 72561.
Obituary provided courtesy and with permission from The Batesville Guard published 11 Sept 2012.
Contributed on 1/23/15 by sandhollow
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