James Lowell Evans

December 19, 1926 - February 5, 2017

James Lowell Evans age 90, of Sandy Hook, Kentucky passed away on February 05, 2017. He was born December 19, 1926 in Bruin, Kentucky a son of the late Clifford and Minnie Lewis Evans. James Lowell served in the U.S. Army during 1945-1946. He served with the 6th Infantry Division as a guard patrolman at the U.S. Installations in Korea to guard against fire., theft, and sabotage. He received Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon, Victory Medal and Army of Occupation Medal before being honorably discharged. He was a member of VFW Post 11428 in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. After leaving military services, James Lowell worked a few years in the Sheet Metal and Pipefitting Industry in Ohio and West Virginia. Then he returned to Bruin, Kentucky to manage the Evans 200 acre farm which had been in the family over 150 years. His parents continued to live on the farm and he cared for them until their deaths. His passion for life resided in the farm. James Lowell was a humble man who enjoyed his solitude with nature appreciating the beauty of the hillsides and the wildlife roaming the fields. He spent many hours raising crops and tending the livestock (cattle, mules, hogs, chickens, turkeys, and guineas.) He walked untold miles during the years over Bruin field, mule field, hog field, bull field, and Dan bottom and almost always found time to rest in the shade under the "old beech tree." James Lowell was an avid reader throughout his life. He enjoyed Zane Grey novels but his favorite delight was reading the Bible which he completely read over fifty times. He attended church at Rockwall Regular Baptist and Upper Bruin Enterprise Baptist. During his last four and a half years at Huntington Health and Rehabilitation Center in West Virginia, he received many compliments from the nursing staff who commented that he was always so pleasant, friendly, and happy. Among those who preceded James Lowell in death were three brothers: Glenn Henry Evans, Ernest Talmage Evans, and Bert Elwood Evans: and four sisters: Gladys Evelyn Evans Walker, Beulah Evans Maggard, Geneva Fern Evans Porter, and Ethel Maxine Evans Porter. He is survived by three brothers: Emil Franklin Evans of Orlando, Florida, Drew Evans of Horton Flatt, Kentucky, and Bill Lee Evans of Louisville, Kentucky, also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews who dearly loved their uncle, along with a host of family and friends that will sadly mourn his passing. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 08, 2017 at Waddell & Whitt Funeral Home in Sandy Hook, Kentucky with Brother Tim Porter and Brother Andrew Porter officiating. Burial will follow in the Evans cemetery in Bruin, Kentucky. Friends may visit Tuesday, February 07, 2017 from 6-9 at the Funeral Home, and after 9 a.m. Wednesday until the service hour. Family and Friends will be serving as pallbearers.