William Eugene Evans

William Eugene Evans, 87, a long time resident of Ceredo, WV, passed away in his sleep after a long battle with Alzheimer’s on June 22, 2016. Bill was able to do almost anything he could imagine to do with his hands. From a very young age, he worked hard and long hours. He boxed and was a manager at Camden Park’s roller rink, where he also was a life guard when they had a pool. He did auto body work and built a cabin cruiser in one of his aunt’s garage. He was a welder and a pipe fitter and did iron work for many years. He told us he helped lay the natural gas line with his dad from Louisa, KY towards Kenova. He opened Evaroni’s Pizza in Kenova, WV, in May of 1968 and spent countless years there making sure he could provide for his family and making sure he had a great product to offer his customers. He was a Ceredo-Kenova High School football fan for many years and an avid Marshall football fan; he spent many happy hours playing golf with his friends. He enjoyed gathering his family for get togethers, parties and was surrounded by great neighbors who were also good friends.! Bill was born on September 27, 1929, the son of the late William Edward Evans and Emogene Rowe Evans. He was preceded in death by one son, Christopher B. Evans and one brother, James D. Evans. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Ethel Jean Tufts Evans, his children and their spouses, William E. (Kathleen) Evans of Exeter, NH, Jr. MD, Steven T. (Guada) Evans of Huntington, Brenda (Mike) Perry and Karen (Philip) Collier of Kenova; and James Edwin (Shere) Day of Manassas, VA. He is also survived by two brothers, Jack E. Evans and Richard L. (Stella) Evans, and one sister-in-law, Barbara Sue Evans; 16 grandchildren: William E. Evans, III, Nicholas L. Evans, Stefany (Mark) Reyburn, Bianca (Mark) Cooper, Beau (Tessa) Evans, Ryan (Ivonne) Evans, Chris (Bridgette) Perry and David (Sheena) Perry, Ashley (Tiffany) Crabtree, Adam (Wei Jai) Collier and Samantha Collier, Drew Evans and Mitchell Orr, Mike Evans; Erik Day and Sonja (Nick) Hurt. He also has been blessed with 20 great grandchildren and many, many beloved nieces and nephews. In his final months, he was blessed with and his family was grateful to have a large staff of kind-hearted aides and staff at Midland Meadows in Ona. The family would also like to thank Hospice and their staff for the extra kindness they provided. We also want to note that Bill’s son-in-law, Philip Collier, was his constant and loyal friend and companion for many years. Visitation will be on Sunday, June 26th from 5:00 p.m-7:00 p.m. at Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova. Burial will be at Spring Valley Memorial Gardens on Monday, June 27th at 1:30 pm with Rev. Scott Byard officiating. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to the Ceredo- Kenova Elementary playground fund 300 9th Street Kenova, WV. 25530or the Ceredo-Kenova Community Center P.O. Box 724 Ceredo, WV. 25507.