Doris Marie (White) Evans, 87

April 06, 2015

Doris Marie (White) Evans, aged 87, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, April 6, at Luther Acres in Lititz, PA. Doris was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 13, 1927. She was the daughter of Cyrus and Gladys (Anthony) White of Kingston, PA. She was preceded in death by her two sisters, Frances Gilmore and June Evans and her brother Jack White.
Doris graduated from Kingston High School in 1945 and married John Vowler Evans on June 5, 1947. They lived in Kingston, PA, and relocated to Springfield PA, after their home was damaged by the flood following Hurricane Agnes in 1972. They resided in Springfield, PA. for 33 years.
Doris is survived by her husband, John, her four children, John Allen Evans (Sally) of Dallas PA, Rebecca Ritts (Kerry) of Abington, PA, Curt Evans of Mt. Gretna, PA, and Chad Evans (Stacey) of Roanoke, VA, as well as 9 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Doris was a member of the Westmoor Church of Christ in Kingston, PA, the Springfield Baptist Church in Springfield, PA, and the Hatboro Community Methodist Church in Upper Moreland, PA. She was active in the churches’ women’s groups and church choirs.
Doris was a social person who loved her family and friends and was beloved by them. She will be greatly missed. The family is very grateful for the wonderful care and compassion demonstrated by the nurses and many other team members at Luther Acres.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Doris’s Funeral Service from the Spacht Snyder Funeral Home, 127 S. Broad Street, Lititz, PA on Friday, April 10, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with her son in law, Rev. Kerry R. Ritts officiating. The family will receive friends at Spacht Snyder on Thursday, April 9th from 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. and on Friday from 10:00 A.M. until time of service. Interment will be at a later date at the Memorial Shrine Cemetery, West Wyoming, PA.
In lieu of flowers please send contributions to the Luther Acres Benevolent Care Fund, 600 East Main St., Lititz, PA 17543.