Chauncey L. Evans, 83

GEORGETOWN - Chauncey L. Evans of Georgetown passed away Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, in Beebe Medical Center, Lewes. He was 83.

Mr. Evans was born Oct. 28, 1924, in Columbus, Ohio, son of the late Russell and Hazel (Giles) Evans.

Mr. Evans enjoyed a 30-year career with the Pittsburgh and Ohio Valley Railroad, retiring in 1978 as train master.

He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of Franklin Masonic Lodge 12, Georgetown. He was past sachem of Nanticoke Tribe 21, Fraternal Order of the Redman, and a member of American Legion Post 28.

Mr. Evans enjoyed golfing and fishing.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Laverne Evans, in 1995; a daughter, Betty Jane Harris; a brother, Russell Evans; and a sister, Geraldine Lueck.

He is survived by two sons, Chauncey "Buddy" Evans III of Georgetown and David Evans of Conway, S.C.; a daughter, Ida Grimsley of Roanoke, Va.; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Elmer Evans of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Eugene Evans of Milton; two sisters, Annie Chestnut and Dolores Evans, both of Pittsburgh; and a devoted friend, Katherine Hitchens of Seaford.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Dodd-Carey Chapel, 307 N. Bedford St., Georgetown.

Interment will be at Henlopen Memorial Park, Milton, with military honors.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home, where Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m.