EVANS

Published 11:07 am Thursday, October 2, 2014

Bessie Ray Branham Evans passed away in the presence of her family on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014.

She was 91, a native of Silsbee, Texas, and a resident of LaPlace.

She was the beloved wife of Jack O. Evans; mother of the late Jerry Dee Gauthier; mother-in-law of Kin L. Gauthier; daughter of the late Bessie Shackelfer and George H. Branham; grandmother of Chantelle Epperly (husband, Dennis) and Chadna Gauthier (husband, Ryan); great-grandmother of Dustin and Alysa Epperly and Tyler Gauthier.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Service in the Chapel of Millet-Guidry Funeral Home, 2806 W. Airline Hwy., LaPlace at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3.

Visitation is from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday.

Interment will follow in St. John Memorial Gardens Cemetery. To view or sign the online guest book, visit milletguidry.com.