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Past President, Chief Harvey Evans, dies at 86

December 3, 2013

Harvey Wilson Evans COLUMBIA - Service for Harvey Wilson Evans, 86, will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Lexington Chapel, with the Rev. Craig Wilkes officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pets, Inc., P O Box 6394, Columbia, SC 29171 or Pawmetto Life Line, 1275 Bower Parkway, Columbia, SC 29212. Born in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late Willie Jeffries and Nolie Cook Evans. He retired as the Fire Chief with Columbia Fire Service, past president of S.C. Fire Chiefs Associations and S.C. Fireman's Association, was inducted into the Fire Fighter Hall of Fame and was presented the Fritz Turner Award. He was a WW II Marine veteran and was a member of Rose Hill Presbyterian Church. Surviving are daughters, Melody (Kirby) Harrelson of Columbia, Susan (Mitchel) Harrelson of Myrtle Beach, grandchildren, Jeffrey McMillan, Harvey Kimble, Evan, Bratton, Jordan, Joshua, Sally, Thomas and Anna Grace Harrelson, and brother, Pinky Evans of Pennsylvania. He was predeceased by his wife, Sally Beaty Evans, daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Alvin Kimble, brothers, Billie B., Nelson, Raymond and Edward Evans. barr-price.com 803 356-4411 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestate/obituary.aspx?n=harvey-wilson-evans&pid=168316905&fhid=7719#sthash.IBrY1EbM.dpuf Read more here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestate/obituary.aspx?n=harvey-wilson-evans&pid=168316905&fhid=7719#storylink=cpy  

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