Rachel Darby Evans

Please join the family of Rachel Evans on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 11 am at First United Methodist Church for a memorial service and celebration to help remember Rachel by listening to Rev. Chris Young preach, enjoy the music by Laura Bryan and then hearing from you, her friends sharing your fond memories of Rachel.  Visitation will be held Saturday, January 18, 2020 from 9 am until service time at the church.  McClain-Hays is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Rachel Darby Evans was born August 31, 1931 and passed away January 11, 2020. She lived her 88 years to the absolute fullest. She is survived by her sons, Mike Evans (Mitze) and Scott Evans (Blair); grandchildren, Ben Evans (Erin), Dan Evans (Kate) and Charlie Evans; great-grandchildren, Emery and Lincoln Evans; Favorite nephew, Lan Pickle; great-nephew, Alan Thomas Pickle. To her very last days, she missed and loved her husband, Harold; son, Dan; parents, Bud and Jessie Darby; sisters, Beth and Sarah. She completed her education at Philadelphia High School and Mississippi State College for Women. Afterwards, she served as a secretary, volunteer, columnist, realtor and author. Rachel loved so many things; her church, family, friends, the fair, the beach, bridge, golf, yard sales, travel trailer camping, Diet Cokes and Chocolate, just to name a few.  At the center of everything that she loved so dearly were the people - people just like you. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church of Philadelphia, or Blair Batson Cancer Clinic in honor of Lincoln Evans, Rachel’s great-grandson.