Wyatt Evans November 29, 1937 ~ September 15, 2010
		Draucker Funeral Home 700 N. Spruce Street Post Office Box 296 Ogallala, NE 69153 Ph:  308.284.4021

 OBITUARY

 
Wyatt Evans, 72, longtime Ogallala businessman, died September 15, 2010 in the Ogallala Community Hospital. 

Wyatt was born November 29, 1937 in Ovid, Colo., the son of Carl and Jessie Chase Evans. He attended school in Chappell and resided there until joining the Army in March 1954.

On September 11, 1955 Wyatt married Darline R. White of Oshkosh. The couple resided in Chappell until his deployment to Korea at the end of September 1955. After being discharged in February of 1957 he returned to Nebraska and worked in construction until moving to Puyallup, Wash. He was employed with the Boeing Aircraft Division in Auburn, Wash.

In 1970 the Evans returned to Nebraska and settled in Ogallala. They purchased the Tip Top Cleaners in April 1973 and operated it until retiring in March 2007. Wyatt was the maintenance man at the Methodist Church from 1984 to 1988, retiring due to health problems.

His hobbies included hunting, fishing, and gardening. He especially enjoyed smoking meat and making sausage. Wyatt was a member of the First United Methodist Church, a charter member of the Ogallala Moose Lodge #1624, and a previous member of the Ogallala Elks Lodge.

Preceding him in death were his parents, infant daughter Tammy, brother Kenny Evans, and parents-in-law Harvey and wife Dorothy White, and brother-in-law Floyd White.

Survivors include his wife Darline Evans of Ogallala, daughter Cindy (Riley) Wilson of Anchorage, Alaska; son Tony Evans of North Platte; two brothers: Dwight Evans of Oklahoma City, OK and Delbert (Joyce) Evans of Fort Morgan, CO. One sister Quella Johns of Florida. Daughter-in-law Sally Evans of Ogallala. Grandsons: Zach Evans of Kearney and Brent Evans of Champion. Granddaughters: Megan Evans of Ogallala and Kenyon Rose Wilson and Calista Francis Wilson, both of Anchorage, Alaska.

Cremation was chosen and there will be no viewing. A Memorial Service will be Monday, September 20 at 10 a.m. in the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Chuck Rager officiating.

Inurnment will be at 2 p.m. Central Time, Sept. 20, at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell with military honors by the North Platte Veterans Honor Guard and the Nebr. National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team. A memorial has been established to the First United Methodist Church.

 

Draucker Funeral Home of Ogallala is in charge of arrangements.