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- Caroline Taylor Evans, 78, of Pine Bluff, died Saturday, August 28, 2004 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff.
She was born February 20, 1926 in Colquit, Louisiana, a daughter of the late Carl E. Taylor and Gladys DeLoach Taylor. Mrs. Evans was reared in New Hope, Arkansas, graduating from Parker's Chapel High School in 1944.
Caroline Taylor married William R. Perry in June of 1945 in El Dorado, Arkansas. She worked for Southwestern Bell, Griffin Auto and Southern Folder in El Dorado before moving to Pine Bluff in 1957. Caroline Perry married Billy L. Evans on April 12, 1964 in El Dorado, Arkansas.
Mrs. Evans was a very active member of the Pine Bluff community. She was a long time Secretary and Treasurer of the Green Meadows Baptist Church. Mrs. Evans also held memberships in the Pine Bluff Quilt Guild, Pine Bluff Comprehensive Care Crafters, Southeast Jefferson County Volunteer Fire Department Auxillary and a lifetime member of Weight Watchers.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, William R. Perry and her second husband, Billy L. Evans.
Mrs. Evans is survived by a daughter, Paula (Davis) Perry of Pine Bluff; two sisters, Mildred Weber of Haughton, Louisiana and Bobbie Cottrell of Houston, Texas; three grandchildren, John R. Davis, III and Rachel E. Bolen, both of Star City, Arkansas and Perry Davis of Pine Bluff; and three great-grandchildren, John R. Davis, IV and Ryan Suzanne Davis, both of Star City, Arkansas and Cody York of Pine Bluff.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, September 2, 2004 at 10:30 AM at Green Meadows Baptist Church with Reverend Burt Thomas officiating. The family will be at the home of Paula Perry, 3826 Highway 425, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Arrangements handled by Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors.
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