| Name |
Robert Joseph Evans [1] |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Born |
12 Jun 1939 |
Inskip, Knox Co., Tennessee  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military |
- Joe served with the U.S. Army Reserve in the early 1960s and specialized in heavy equipment engineering.
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| Occupation |
Joe is a professional musician, singing gospel and western music. He is also a comedian and created the character "Joe Bob Quigley of Stinking Creek Tennessee" Joe has also worked in law enforcement as a deputy for the Knox County Sheriff's Department, The Pinkerton Agency and as a security guard at local Malls. |
| Died |
30 Jul 2004 |
St. Mary's Hospice, Halls, Knox County, Tennessee |
OBITUARY
EVANS, R. JOE - age 65, of Knoxville passed away July 30, 2004 at St. Mary's Hospice. He was a member of Park West Church of God. Joe was a popular gospel singer in the Knoxville area. He worked in ministry at local prisons and was active in a children's out reach program K.I. C. K.O. Joe served in the United States Army Reserve. He was proud of his heritage and was a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans to honor the memory of his ancestors who served in both sides of the Civil War. He is preceded in death by parents Woodrow Franklin, Sr. and Evelyn Ruth Evans. He is survived by wife Gayle Evans; children, Robert Evans, Jr., Tina Squailia and husband Deder, Greg Evans; stepsons Mark and Dean Treadway; grandchildren Robert Taylor Evans, Roy Evans, Amber Brown, Thomas Brown; great grandson Ryan Taylor Evans; brothers Woodrow Evans Jr., George and wife Frankie Evans, Ron and wife Patti Evans; sisters Margaret and husband Herbert Weaver, Charlotte and husband Steve Curry; several nieces and nephews and uncle Anton Walczyk. At Joe's request, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Knoxville Inner City Kids OutReach P.O. Box 14487 Knoxville, TN 37914-1487. Graveside services will be Sunday at 2 pm at Solway Church of God. Family will receive friends Saturday, July 31 from 6-8 pm with the service to follow with Pastor Gerald McGinnis of Park West Church of God officiating and Greg Evans assisting. Weaver Funeral Home in charge of arrangements, 865-588-3868.
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| Buried |
01 Aug 2004 |
Solway Church of God Cemetery, Solway, Knox County, Tennessee |
| Person ID |
I12 |
Evans |
| Last Modified |
1 Nov 2008 |
| Father |
Woodrow Franklin Evans, Sr., b. 23 Jul 1913, Andersonville, Anderson Co., Tennessee , d. 03 Jan 1974, East Tennessee Chest Hospital, Knox Co., Tennessee (Age 60 years) |
| Mother |
Evelyn Ruth (Red) Paul, b. 26 Jul 1913, Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee , d. 25 Jan 1969, at home, Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee (Age 55 years) |
| Married |
23 Apr 1932 |
Middlesboro, Bell Co., Kentucky [1, 2] |
| Family ID |
F5 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Glenda Sue Leamon, b. 21 Jan 1942, d. 23 Jul 1993, Methodist Medical Center, Oliver Springs, Anderson Co., Tennessee (Age 51 years) |
| Married |
09 Jun 1960 |
Anderson Co., Tennessee [1] |
| Divorced |
Abt 1978 |
- He and Glenda were divorced.
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| Children |
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| Last Modified |
11 Dec 2018 |
| Family ID |
F19 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1939 - 2004 (65 years)