Sallie Leota Evants

February 14, 1930 - July 12, 2016

Sallie Leota Evants was born February 14, 1930, and went to her heavenly reward July 12, 2016. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Author and Annie Lou Gray, her beloved husband C.J. Evants, son Eddie Evants, brother Alvin Gray, and sister Ruby Oliver. She is survived by her son Carroll Evants, and his wife ShirleyEvants, daughters, Pamela Hurst, her husband Bill Hurst, and Vanessa Evants, her grandchildren, Darren Evants and his wife Stephanie Evants, Paula Fraley and her husband Tim Frayley, and Byron J. Young and his wife Mandy Young, great grandchildren, Dillion Evants, Shelby Evants, Dawson Fraley and Gracyn Fraley, brothers Howard Gray and his wife Loretta Gray and James Gray, sister Gwen Reddoch and her husband David Reddoch, sister-in-law Dellin Gray, and brother-in-law Tommy Evants and wife Ann Evants. She and C.J. Evants were Pastors of Biscoe, Hickory Ridge, Ozark, West Helena, and Bay Village Assembly of God churches. She helped and assisted in the church where needed and was a children’s church leader and booster band leader. She has been a faithful member of her church at First Assembly of God as a choir member, attending prayer meetings, and always willing to help those in need. She was a Sales Representative for Tupperware, Inc. and drove the bus for the Special Workshop of Wynne. She loved to work in her garden and care for her special pets, her chickens. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends, church and community. She loved her Lord Jesus and would want to meet all of us, someday in Heaven. Visitation will be Friday, July 15, 2016, at Kernodle Funeral Home from 10-11 AM with services to follow beginning at 11 AM. Burial will be at Vanndale Cemetery. Kernodle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.