Obituary: William Boyd Evans

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William Boyd (Bill) Evans, Cullman and Woodville Al passed away Monday, July 25th, 2022, at Cullman Regional Medical Center. He was surrounded by family at the time of his passing.

Visitation will be on Thursday, July 28th at the Holly Pond Funeral Home beginning at 11:00 a.m. The service will follow at 12:00 noon at the funeral home. Bro. Joe Shane will be officiating. There will not be a graveside service.

Bill was a graduate of Woodville High School, Jacksonville State and a Veteran of the U. S. Navy. He worked as an engineer on the Saturn 5 project at NASA and was an educator for years. He retired as Principal of Woodville High School.

Bill loved farming, hunting, fishing and family. He also loved watching the Braves on TV.

He was pre-deceased by his wife: Addie Evans; his parents: Clay and Hannah Whitaker Evans; his siblings: Mamie Rains (Marvin), Elsie Couch (LeRoy), Henry Evans (Iva), Ethel O’Barr (Raul), Ray Evans (Mimi), Erskin Evans (Eva Mae), Estell Rosenberg (Chick), Emma Aiken (Roy), Eula Clay Adams (Charles), Francis Bynum (Grady) and Rachel Gertler (Phillip).

He is survived by his children: John Lovelady (Linda), Mark Lovelady, Lydia Haynes (Darrel), Lynne Hardee (Philip); four grandchildren: Ben Haynes (Whitney), Bart Haynes, Caroleene Dobson (Bobby) and Garrett O’Neal (Edward); and seven great grandchildren: Jack, Lola Kate, Charlie, Caroline, Pruett, and Rueben Haynes and Philippa Dobson.  He is also survived by a host of loving nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Highway 157 Church of Christ in Cullman.

Obituary provided by the Evans family.

Holly Pond Funeral Home is honored to serve the Evans family.