Airsman Hires Funeral Directors
Mr. Mark Hewett Evans
April 16, 1947 - June 8, 2012
Visitation: Services:
June 11, 2012
5pm - 8pm 		June 12, 2012
11am
Trinity Episcopal Church
359 West State Street
Jacksonville, Illinois 62650
Williamson Funeral Home:
1405 Lincoln Ave.Jacksonville, IL 62650
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Mark Hewett Evans, 65, of Jacksonville, passed away Friday, June 8, 2012, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born April 16, 1947, in Jacksonville, the son of Robert E. and Margaret H. Evans. He married Kathryn M. Standley on September 24, 1983, in Jacksonville, and she survives. Mark is also survived by his two daughters, Emily of Chicago and Claire of Springfield; his terrier Gracie, his mother, Margaret H. Evans of Jacksonville; four siblings, Barb (husband, Joe) Kabat of Noblesville, Indiana, and Janet (husband, Jim) Cisne, Bruce (wife, Melissa) Evans, and Maureen (husband, Rob) Vidakovich, all of Jacksonville, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mark is also survived by the loving members of the Gloria Standley family and his honorary parents, Cornell and Mary Kane of Jacksonville. Mark was a 1965 graduate of Jacksonville High School and served four years in the United States Air Force with a tour in Vietnam. Following his discharge from the Air Force, Mark became a letter carrier with the United States Postal Service and worked there for 35 years. Following his retirement in 2008, Mark began working part-time with Airsman-Hires Funeral Homes. Mark was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Jacksonville. Mark enjoyed playing golf and poker with his friends and gathering with his fellow postal retirees. He was a big fan of Arizona Cardinal football and NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon. He cherished his family and loved doting on his “little women.” A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Jacksonville, with burial at Sheppard Cemetery, south of Jacksonville. The family will meet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Williamson Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital or P.A.W.S. The family also encourages donations of blood or platelets in Mark’s honor. Condolences may be left to the family online at www.airsman-hires.com.
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My condolences to Mark's family and extended family. I was so sorry to hear of his passing.
-sent by Eunice Keehner
to the Evans family - always a heartfelt pleasure to see and converse with Mark. He always brought a little extra brightness to our encounters. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Joe Sabetti
-sent by joe sabetti
Mark was a good man. It has been a privilege to have known him. My sincerest condolences go out to Mark's family.
-sent by Sean Malottke
We are so sorry for your loss. It was a pleasure to have known Mark.
-sent by Jack and Brenda Kiselewski
Mrs. Evans and family, I am so sorry for your loss. There are few people you make a special connection with and I considered Mark and yourself one of those special connections. It has been a pleasure serving and caring for you both. May the peace of God that passes all understanding guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus. Love you. Peggy (Medical Assistant)
-sent by Peggy Ottinger Medical Assistant Siteman
Kate, Emily, Claire, & all the Evans Family - Our heartfelt sympathy for the loss of a wonderful husband, father, son, brother, in-law, and friend. I have known Mark for over forty years and it was always fun to be with him. It was always fun bantering with Mark over every little thing. Like the Cowboys vs Cardinals, or Bonnie giving him digs about Jeff Gordon. I’m so sorry that we did not see more of Mark over the past few years and especially the past year. You would not have known that Mark was sick by seeing him. He seemed to always be in good spirits. We will greatly miss Mark, as will all his family and many, many friends and co-workers and those that were on the mailman’s route. Kate, Emmy, & Claire - neither rain, nor snow, nor glum of night can ever fad the memories of your loving husband and father. He loved you so much and was so very proud of his girls. Mark will always be in your hearts as he will be in ours.
-sent by Charles & Bonnie Standley
I'm so sorry... Love & prayers for Kate & family. Jim will be waiting for Mark's arrival in heaven! Love to all! Karron
-sent by Karron Murphy
Dear Evans Family, My deepest sympathies and prayers are with your family. It was a pleasure and a blessing to be able to meet Mark at Emily's graduation and to remember him as a happy and proud father. God bless all you you. Connie Czarnecki
-sent by Connie Czarnecki
I can’t remember a time that I saw Mark when he didn’t greet me with that big infectious smile of his and that is how I will always remember him. My deepest condolences to the entire family.
-sent by Jeff Radcliffe
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