Kenneth Wayne Evans' Obituary
Kenneth Wayne Evans, 84, passed away on December 28, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Kenneth was born on August 21, 1939, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to William Terrell and Glenyce Newman Evans. Kenneth’s mother passed away 15 seconds after Kenneth was born. Kenneth and his sister Dorothy spent the next 5 years of their lives living with their father and grandparents in and around Stroud, Oklahoma.
When Ken was five years old, his father was working at Geneva Steel when he met Naomi Croxford of Murray, Utah. After their marriage, Naomi took over the care of Dorothy and Kenneth, raising them in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Kenneth’s father and Naomi divorced a few years later, and Naomi received full custody of the children and moved them back to Utah. Kenneth attended Granite High School, where he graduated in 1957. Naomi Evans raised Kenneth and his sister to be strong and faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After graduation, Ken was called to serve in the Canadian Mission, serving in Ontario. Upon returning from his mission, he met and married Jacquetta James. On October 14, 1963, a little girl, Denese Evans, was born. Later they divorced.
In the summer of 1971, Ken met Anna Burnham Rawlings at a church dance in Linden, Utah. Both Ken and Anna loved dancing. On October 15, 1971, Ken and Anna were married in the Salt Lake temple. Together they bought a home in Sandy, Utah, that same year. On July 19, 1974, Caprice Naomi Evans was born. Two years later, Ilena May Evans was born on July 6, 1976. Ken, Anna, and family lived in Sandy until November 23, 2004. They built a home in Midvale, where they lived at the time of Kenneth's death.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Dorothy, and his stepmother, Naomi. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Anna Lee Evans, 3 daughters: Denese Saville (Cliff Saville), Caprice Post (Thomas Post), and Ilena May Evans, 4 grandchildren: Emma Post, Sophia Post, AJ Bates (Karly), Mathew Bates (Autumn), and 2 great-grandsons.
The family would like to thank Canyons Home Care and Hospice for their loving care of Kenneth during his transition from this life to the next.
A viewing will be held from 11:00 am to 12:45 pm, and a funeral service will be held at 1 pm on January 6, 2024, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 8825 South Monroe, Sandy, Utah 84070.
Interment will be at Elysian Gardens, located at 1075 East 4580 South, Millcreek, Utah.
A light luncheon will be served at the church in Sandy following interment.
Flowers will need to be sent 1 hour prior to the viewing on January 6, 2024.
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