CHARLESTON -- Goldie Roosevelt Evans, 90, of Charleston, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 1994, at Parkside Towers Retirement Home in St. Louis.
He was born Sept. 27, 1903, in Greenwood, Miss., son of Ephrim and Ella Lucas Evans.
Evans was a member of Mercy Seat Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Elnora; a daughter, Lillie McCray of St. Louis; a son, Floyd Evans of Sikeston; a brother, Ephrim Evans of Itta Bena, Miss., and four grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mercy Seat Church. The Rev. J.L. Posey will officiate, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call Friday at Sparks Funeral Home from 7-8 p.m.
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