Lola DeFore Evans, 89, of Fitzgerald died Friday, July 18, 2008 at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald.
Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Fisher and Minister Brenda Lundy officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 Monday evening at the funeral home.
Mrs. Evans was born July 4, 1919 in Ben Hill County to the late John Claude and Mary Etta Evans DeFore. A devoted wife of 67 years, she and her husband owned and operated Evans Grocery for 38 years, where she enjoyed cutting meat and dipping ice cream. As a child, she sang in a choir at the Grand Theater.
She is survived by husband: Cleo Evans of Fitzgerald; Son and Daughter-in-law: Keith and Tammy Evans of Snellville, GA; granddaughters: Brittany and Alexis Evans of Snellville. She was preceded in death by a sister and three brothers.