Lillian Callahan Evans

Estelle “Lillian” Callahan Evans, 93, of Monroe, NC passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023. She was born in Dry Hill, Kentucky, on October 22, 1929, daughter to the late Willie Callahan and Clara Collins Callahan. She was also preceded in death by her husband whom she married in 1950, Joe L. Evans, brothers, Clinton Callahan and Carl Callahan, seven sisters, Verna Gross, Esther Begley, Vadie Gibson, Ruth Napier, Marvest Begley, Jettie Hayes, and Erma Lee Smith.

A funeral service will be held at 12:00 Noon on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at Oak Grove Baptist Church, 4013 New Town Road, Waxhaw, NC 28173 with burial to follow in Forest Lawn East Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 11:00 AM until 11:45 AM in the church.

Lillian is survived by her son Rodney Evans and his wife Mary of Mineral Springs, NC, sister-in-law Barbara Evans of Whiteville, NC and many loved nieces and nephews.

She was a long-time member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, Waxhaw NC, where she loved her teachers and ladies of the Ruth Sunday School Class and her church family.

Online condolences may be made at www.gordonfuneralservice.com

Gordon Funeral Service and Crematory, 1904 Lancaster Ave, Monroe, NC 28112 is caring for the Evans Family.