For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a
building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 Corinthians 5:1
“When the Master Calls”
Oh my loved ones don’t weep,
For I have only gone to sleep,
I am with my Master, no more misery just blessed rest and tranquility
So let not your heart be troubled for me,
For my Master called me and set me free.
Let only my memory be in vain
Let the closeness of the family remain
Pick up one another when one of you falls,
And I’ll be waiting for you when the Master Calls.
Obituary
Sarah Maggie-Louise Allen Evans, born in Bell Fountain, AL on December 03, 1919 to late Mary Kate
Woodard, was the oldest of 2 children. She accepted the Lord as her Shepherd at an early age and
remained a faithful member of Cedar Park Missionary Baptist Church.
Lovingly referred to as Sarah Mama, she truly loved God, family and friends. In 1998 she said that, the
only time the family gathered was for sad occasions, thus the Solomon and Sarah Reunion was born, in
which she always enjoyed.
Sarah mama was lovingly referred to as the un-official historian of Laurendine, AL. She attended Dunbar
School, the only school for people of color until the 8 th grade. She had a sharp mind and demonstrated it
by remembering the birthdays of her children, grandchildren, the majority of her great-grandchildren as
well as nieces and nephews. She loved to crochet, write acrostics and poems out of people’s name.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Solomon Evans, Sr., mother, Mary Kate Woodard, grand-
mother, Addie Houghton, daughter, Addie L. Evans, 3 sons Palmer L, Clarence and Solomon, Jr.,
daughter-in-laws, Yvonne, Phyllis and Gwendolyn, son-in-law, Willie Pope, brothers, John and Edward
Haughton and her aunt Josephine Crockett.
She left an abundance of loved ones to cherish her memories, those include 5 children, Billie J Evans, Sr.,
Elizabethtown, KY, Earlean Evans, (care-giver) Theodore, AL, Katie (John) Bartley, Chicago, IL, Kerry
(Helen) Evans, Moss Point, MS, Sharon Evans Pope, and a grandson raised as a son, Michael Evans,
Mobile, AL 2 adopted daughters, Rose Moffatt, Mobile, AL and Hattie Smith, Chicago, IL, one sister Faye
(Charles) Burrell, Birmingham, AL, 28 grandchildren, 3 generations of great grandchildren, with 2 of
them, Jereme and Qenten Evans, helping to provide care, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, 4
special friends, Celestine Leland, Ethel Perry, Myrtle Rankins and Mrs. Grant.
Sarah mama was able to rest peacefully at home, always surrounded by love until the Lord called her
home on Sunday, May 23, 2021.
Lord, You have given, and now You have taken from us. Even in our grief and pain, we continue to
call You Blessed. For giving us the life of this dear soul and the gift of many memories, we offer
our thanks. Most of all, for the gift of eternal life, which is never taken away, we offer our thanks.
In Christ’s name, Amen.
Honorary Pallbearers
Billie J. Evans, Sr. Kerry Evans
Michael Evans John Bartley
Charles Burrell
Active Pallbearers
Grandsons & Great-grandsons
Flower Bearers
Grand-daughters & Great-grand-daughters
Interment
Laurendine Cemetery – Theodore, AL
Acknowledgments
The family wishes to express sincere appreciation for every act of kindness
rendered during the bereavement of our dear mother. The many visits, calls, prayers,
kind words, good deeds and all expressions of sympathy are deeply appreciated. May
God continue to bless and keep you is our prayer.
Repast
Laurendine, AL
Services Entrusted to
Small’s Mortuary, INC & Cremation Services
950 South Broad Street, Mobile 36603 – 251-432-0559