Funeral services for Timothy Alan Evans, Sr., age 47, of Lexington, Mississippi and formerly of Avon will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 at Alexander Memorial Baptist Church at James Crossing. He died Friday, June 14 at Patient’s Choice Medical Center of Humphreys County in Belzoni. Burial will follow in Lakeview Gardens, Greenville. Services are under the direction of Boone Funeral Home, Greenville.
Timothy was born in Avon and graduated from Riverside High School. He attended Mississippi Delta Community College and Delta State University. Timothy was employed with the Delta Branch Experiment Station for 20 years in agriculture research and later worked for Stoneville Research and Development. During his employment, he continued his education at Mississippi State University. He was a member of Alexander Memorial Baptist Church.
Survivors include his daughter, Amber Evans of Monticello, Arkansas; a son, Alan Evans, Jr. of Lexington, Mississippi; 4 sisters, Brenda Shaw of Crystal Springs, Marcia Poole of Greenville, Barbara Boyles of Avon, and Allice McAlpine of Byhalia, Mississippi; and a brother, Eddie Evans of Vicksburg. He is also survived by the mother of his children and wife for 26 years, Kathy Horn.
A visitation will be held 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Monday, June 17 at Boone Funeral Home, Greenville.