Mrs. Jessie M. Evans

Mrs. Jessie Evans beloved mother departed this life Thursday, February 8th 2018 in Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. Born December 10th 1927 in Sumter, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Allie Smith and Harmon Kelly. Jessie attended the Public Schools of Sumter, before moving to Brooklyn, New York. As a young married Jessie was a tremendously strong woman, devoted to her family and children. Jessie was married twice, first to Marion Davis (deceased) of Paxville,South Carolina. After his demise, she married Daniel Evans of Beaufort, South Carolina. From those two unions, she had nine children. Jessie worked as a dietary assistant in Brooklyn Health and Hospital Services, before starting her own business in Early Childcare. She was hard working and tenacious and would help anyone despite the situation or her condition. Jessie will be sorely missed by all whose lives she touched. Jessie loved the Lord and the word of God at a young age. She enjoyed fellowshipping under the leadership of Bishop T. Henderson at Universal Temple Church of God in Brooklyn, NY and her church family (over forty years). She faithfully attended services until illness prevented her from attending, but her church family remained a part of her life. While attending Universal Temple Church of God, she was a choir member, usher, missionary worker and finally a church mother as her love for God poured out in her Christian walk. She would tell her children, “one day when the morning starts without me I want you all to stay strong and loving in God, always walk with God and you’ll never go wrong”. She leaves to cherish her memories: four sons, Marion junior and Melvin both of Brooklyn, NY, Daniel and Calvin both of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland; two daughters, Annie of Richmond, VA and Gloria of Virginia Beach, VA; two daughter-in-law’s, Sherri of Brooklyn, NY and Tania of Chesapeake Beach, MD; one son-in-law, Carl of Virginia Beach, VA; Three brothers, Kizer and John both of Brooklyn’ NY and Leroy of Sumter, SC; Two sisters, Bernice and Sally both of Sumter, SC; one brother-in-law, John of Brooklyn, NY; sixsister-in-law’s, Hazel, Des, Vessie and Francis all of Brooklyn, NY, Rose of Queens, NY and Marguerite of South Carolina; Forty-eight grandchildren, sixty-eight great grandchildren, fourteen great great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, friends and her church family. Jessie was preceded in death by husband Daniel Evans, three children; James Davis, Deloris Decosta and Alice Green. Jessie will be remembered as an awesome, wife and mother who taught her family about the love of God. The family wishes to acknowledge with deep appreciation the love, care and kindness shown to Jessie from her physician Dr. Shukla over thirty years. “God’s Garden God looked around his garden And found an empty space He then looked upon the earth And saw your tired face He put his arms around you And lifted you to rest God’s garden must be beautiful He always takes the best” “He saw the road getting tough And the hills were hard to climb So he closed your weary eyelids And whispered peace be thine It broke our hearts to lose you But you didn’t go alone For part of us went with you The day God called you home”

Mrs. Jessie M. Evans

December 10, 1927 - February 8, 2018