GREENVILLE, NC--Mrs. Winnie Watson Evans, 82, formerly of Louisburg (Mapleville area), passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 after a reoccurring and courageous final battle with cancer.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at First Christian Church Greenville NC at a later date.

Winnie was born on March 18, 1938 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Both of her parents were serving in the Army, Colonel Doctor Edgerton Lynn Watson, DVM, (Then Captain) of Beloit, Kansas and 1st Lt. Zenobia Baker Watson, RN, of Louisburg, NC. Winnie's family lived in many places, but always considered Louisburg, NC their home. After Colonel Watson's retirement from the Army, her family returned to Louisburg where Winnie was a member of Maple Springs Baptist Church. Later, after marriage, Winnie moved her membership to First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, in Greenville, NC.

Winnie worked, after marriage and three sons, in the family business as Realtor, GRI, selling homes for the family business, Garris-Evans Lumber Company, and later at Duffus Realty.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Colonel and Mrs. Edgerton Lynn Watson of Louisburg NC.

She is survived by her husband of 59 years, David A. Evans Jr.; Sons, David Evans, III and wife, Jill, of San Diego CA, Lynn Watson Evans and wife, Kristen, and John Hughes Evans and wife, Teresa, all of Greenville; Grandsons, Bailey and wife, Ashley, Benjamin, Watson, Lanier, and Harriss Evans, all of Greenville; Granddaughters; Emily and Victoria Evans of San Diego; her brother, Edgerton Watson, Jr. and wife, Sherry, of Louisburg (Mapleville). Nephews include Lynn Watson, III of Louisburg and William C. Brewer, III of Nashville, TN; Nieces, Blake Watson Garrison and husband, Craig, of Franklinton, NC and Suzanne Brewer Harmon and husband, Alan, of Clayton, NC; Sister-in-law, Anne Evans Brewer and husband, Bill, of Greenville.

In lieu of flowers, those desiring to make memorials in her name, please consider Maple Springs Baptist Church, 1938 NC 56 East, Louisburg, NC 27549, www.maplespringsbaptist.com.

Arrangements by Wilkerson Funeral Home & Crematory.

Online condolences at www.wilkersonfuneralhome.com

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