Warren E. Evans

Warren E. Evans, age 91, of West York, IL, entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 14, 2023. Warren was born in Clark County, IL, on May 2, 1932, to Henry and Zola Evans. He was the fifth of eleven children.

Warren began his young adult life serving in the US Army from 1952 to 1954. After his discharge, he worked for the State of Illinois Highway Department until 1961. However, his true passion was farming. He began farming and worked the land for 41 years before retiring in 2000. At one time, he owned 112 acres and farmed over 500. He was also a longtime member of Mount Olive Baptist Church.

Warren married his first wife, Ruby Edith Guyer, in 1958. That union lasted for 20 years until Ruby's untimely death in 1978. He later married Jan Adams on July 11, 1981, a marriage that would last 40 years and one that would give Warren an instant family. His household transformed from one person to six people overnight, four of them being teenagers! Adding one more son to the mix a few years later made his household complete. He loved his son and stepchildren unconditionally until the day he passed away.

Warren enjoyed working on the farm and playing with his children and grandchildren in his leisure time. He enjoyed the simple things in life, like crossword puzzles, word searches, games of Scrabble with Jan, and spending time with Jan watching Wheel of Fortune. In his later days, he loved walking and talking on the phone with his many children and grandchildren.

He is survived by his son, Bill (Callie) Evans; his stepchildren, Kathy (Gary) Nidey, Laura (Steve) Probst, and Ted (Tara) LaVigne; his grandchildren, Piper and Peyton Evans; his step-grandchildren, Tiffany (Aaron) Ochs, Tara (Landon) Littlejohn, TeNeal (Luke) Wallace, Taylor Pinkston, Kayla (Nick) Pfeifer, Emma, Carson, and Elizabeth Probst, Skyla (Hector) Velasco, Kyle and Kayla Robinson, Christopher, Keith, and David LaVigne; his siblings, Burton Dee (Nancy) Evans, Verlin (Linda) Evans, Marilyn (Ray) Wells, Shirley Dawson, and Max (Connie) Evans; plus 12 step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his second wife, Jan Evans (d. 2022) and his first wife, Ruby Evans (d. 1978); his stepson, Jim LaVigne; his parents, Henry and Zola Evans; and his siblings, Wayne Evans, Sylvia Stephen, Vivian Miller, Erma Lynn Angel, and Leroy Evans.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17th, at the Plymouth Cemetery, rural West York, IL, with Pastor Nathan Allcorn officiating. Military rites will then be accorded by the West Union American Legion Post #1130. The Prust-Hosch Funeral Home in West Union is in charge of these arrangements.

Immediately following the graveside, a celebration of life service will be held at the Mount Olive Baptist Church (14167 180 Rd, West York, IL 62478). Memorial contributions may be made to the "Mount Olive Baptist Church".