June Waddell Evans

June Waddell Evans, 86, of Salisbury died Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Durham Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Evans was a life long tennis and bridge player, loved word games, reading, music and plays, and always cared most about people, not things. Born July 24, 1923 in Knoxville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Rachel May Walker Waddell and Baird Francis Waddell. She graduated from Knoxville High School in 1941, and served as the editor of the Knoxville High Blue & White school paper. She attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She retired from Ketner Law Office where she was a legal secretary. She also worked for PPG in Lexington, as well as Tennessee Valley Authority, Alcoa, and Daniels Construction at Celanese. She was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, where she served on the Altar Guild, the Lisons Book Club, and volunteered with Meals on Wheels. Mrs. Evans was preceded in death by her son, David Bruce Evans, on January 18, 1998. Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Diana Evans Ricketts and husband Tom of Chapel Hill, and Lora E. Evans of Cary; sister, Sharon W. Rouser and husband Frank of Knoxville, TN; grandchildren James D. Evans of Oakland, CA and Sunny Evans Orr and husband Channing of Raleigh; nieces and nephews, Martin Rouser, Lesley R. Hardin, and Pat, Andy, and Mary Ruth Bowler (Risner). Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 PM Sunday July 4th at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. Cecelia Schroeder, officiating. Interment will follow at City Memorial Park. The family will receive friends before the service from 12:30-2 PM Sunday in the St. Agnes Room of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 131 W. Council St., Salisbury. At other times the family will be at her home. The family will also receive friends at the Summersett Funeral Home 6:30-8:00 PM Saturday. Memorials may be made to the June W. Evans and son, David B. Evans, Endowment Fund, Rowan Public Library, c/o RPL Foundation, Attention Pam Nance, PO Box 4039, Salisbury, NC 28145 Summersett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com

June Waddell Evans

July 24, 1923 - June 30, 2010