John Gregory Evans
Greg Evans, 44, died at his home in Mobile, Alabama on Saturday, June 14, 2014.
He was predeceased by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Somerville of Tuscumbia and Mr. and Mrs. John C. Evans of Sheffield.
He is survived by his wife of 14 years, Lorie Odom Evans; two sons, John George Evans, 9, and Henry Evans, 7, all of Mobile; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Douglas Evans of Florence; and brother, Somerville Evans and wife, Heidi, of Vilnius, Lithuania.
Greg grew up in Florence and was a 1988 graduate of Coffee High School where he was a National Merit Scholar. In Florence, he was a member of Boy Scout Troop 75 and was an Eagle Scout.
He attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia on an Army ROTC scholarship, and upon graduation received his commission as a second lieutenant. He was also a member of Kappa Alpha Order, Alpha Chapter at Washington and Lee.
He received a Juris Doctor Degree from Cumberland School of Law and practiced law in Mobile until his death. There he was a member of Ashland Place Methodist Church where there will be a memorial service to celebrate his life on Friday, June 21 at 2:00 p.m. There will also be a memorial service for him in Florence June 24, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at the First Christian Church, 700 North Wood Ave, Florence, Alabama.
