James Emmett Evans, Jr., 93, died peacefully at his home in Dade City, FL on January 16, 2019. He was born in Auburndale, Florida, on October 25, 1925. He attended the University of Florida for a semester before entering the United States Army and fought in World War II. He served as a tail gunner and was a proud recipient of The Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Mr. Evans was the long-time Chairman of the Board of Evans Properties, Inc., a family citrus and agricultural business. He split his time between Dade City and Tampa, FL, and summers in Highlands, NC. He loved beginning his mornings with his daily workout and then riding around his ranch and citrus groves. In the afternoons, he enjoyed playing gin rummy at one of his beloved country clubs with his many friends. Mr. Evans was a member of St. Marys Episcopal Church in Dade City and the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation in Highlands. Mr. Evans is survived by his son, James Emmett Evans III (Margaret Anne Evans) daughters, Reppard Evans Weaver (James McLendon Weaver) and Harriett Burdick Evans Gaddy (Stephen Charles Gaddy). He is also survived by 7 grandchildren: James McLendon Weaver, Jr., Thomas Evans Weaver, Sarah Anne Evans, Stephen Charles Gaddy, Jr., Harry Reppard Gaddy, Julia Burdick Gaddy and Kimberly Hannah Trammell (Allen Raymond Trammell). He is preceded in death by his wife, Harriett Reppard Evans and sister, Margaret Evans Lowry. Services will be held at 2:00 pm on January 21, 2019, at St. Marys Episcopal Church, Dade City, Florida. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his memory to Mary Lees House, 2806 N. Armenia Avenue, Tampa, FL, 3607 (813-250-6650) Maryleeshouse.org. or to TGen Foundation, 445 N. Fifth St., Phoenix, AZ. 85004, [emailprotected], 1-866-370-8436 for pancreatic cancer research.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church