Evelyn Dickerson Evans, 90, a lifetime resident of Granville County passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016 at the home of her daughter.
A native of Granville County, she was the daughter of the late W.O. Dickerson and Melissa Kearney Dickerson. She was a member of West Oxford Baptist Church and owner-operator of Roberts Grill. She also worked at Jones Drug store for many years. Evelyn was a faithful volunteer in her community and especially enjoyed her coffee club at McDonalds in Oxford.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 17, 2016 at West Oxford Baptist Church by Rev. Wes Garner. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery.
Surviving are two daughters, Denise Hite of Oxford and Lori Hawkins (Keith) of Whitsett, two grandchildren, Tyler Cummings and Melissa Cummings, and a special friend, Jeff Cummings. She was preceded by her husband, Robert Evans, her son, Thomas Hite and her eleven siblings; Minnie Ellington, Rosa Wilkerson, Elizabeth Hicks, Eunice Hart, Rena Caulder, Odis Dickerson, Beatrice Rhodes, Pearl Hoyle, Wiley Dickerson, Lindsay Dickerson and Beulah Dalton.
Visitation will be held Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 9:30 – 10:45 P.M. at West Oxford Baptist Church.
Flowers accepted or memorials may be made to ACIM or West Oxford Baptist Church.
In 1 Timothy 5:16, the apostle Paul gave the following instruction concerning the care of widows: "If any believing woman has relatives who are widows let her care for them." Over the past few years, my wife and I have received the undeserved honor of witnessing the fulfillment of this instruction in the household of Keith and Lori Hawkins. The way in which Lori cared for her mother until she went home to the care of Jesus revealed the faith that is not assumed but is rather passed down from generation to generation by the grace of God. With this reason, I am certain that even in this moment of grief and loss for the entire Hawkins' household there is greater cause to rejoice. | Gary Rivers
