Elmer Crockett Evans, 89, the son of Alexander Lou Vance and Oma Maggie Lena (White) Evans, was born Nov. 22, 1914, in Harrison, AR, and passed from this life on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, at Community Springs Nursing Home in El Dorado Springs.
Elmer attended school in the Harrison area then worked as a truck driver for a construction company before entering the United States Army in April 1942. During his military career, Elmer served in the China, Burma and India theater of operations and was awarded two Bronze Stars and the Good Conduct medal.
After his discharge in 1946, Elmer moved to the Independence area then began working for General Motors. On March 8, 1958, Elmer was united in marriage to Mirtie Norene Sanders in Independence. They made their home in the Kansas City area until moving to El Dorado Springs in the late 1980s.
Elmer was a member of the Park Street Christian Church.
Elmer was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, two sisters and his wife, Mirtie, who passed away Aug. 30, 2003.
Survivors include one daughter, Lucille Hoagland, and her husband-Johnnie - Schell City; one grandson, John Mitchell Hoagland, and his wife-Jeanne - Schell City; two granddaughters, Mary Kathleen Ambrose, and her husband-Greg - Lee's Summit, and Julie Ann Wilson and her husband-Kurt - Nevada; six great grandchildren - Jesse Lee Beaty, Jenna LeAnn Beaty, Spencer Blaine Hoagland, Drue Cawood Hoagland, Grant Douglas Wilson and Blair Elizabeth Wilson; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.
Services were held Tuesday, Dec. 23, at the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home, Schell City with Bro. Howard McPeak officiating. Music was provided by Julie Wilson.
Pallbearers were John M. Hoagland, Drue Hoagland, Kurt Wilson, Grant Wilson, Greg Ambrose and Jesse Beaty. Interment was in the Green Lawn Cemetery, Schell City, under direction of the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the youth group at either the Schell City Christian Church or the Park Street Christian Church in care of the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home.
