Robert William "Bob" Evans

Last updated 24 Mar 2024 in Johnson–Miller Family.

Individual

Born: 25 Nov 1929 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States

Died: 27 Dec 2019 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States

Supporting evidence for:
name

birth-npri-dori-evans-1962: Birth record for Dory Kay Evans (1962); Montana, U.S., Birth Records, 1897-1988, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), no physical record image; citing “Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana, Birth Records, 1919-1986

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Robert William Evans).

birth-npri-robert-evans-1961: Birth record for Robert William Evans Jr. (1961); Montana, U.S., Birth Records, 1897-1988, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), no physical record image; citing “Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana, Birth Records, 1919-1986

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Robert William Evans).

divorce-robert-christina-evans-1969: Certificate of absolute divorce or annulment for Robert W. and Christina Mida Evans (1969); Wyoming, U.S., Divorce Records, 1941-1969, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 2 Dec 2021), “⟩ State Divorce Records ⟩ 1968”, images 4578-4579; citing “State Divorce Records, 1941-1969; Wyoming State Archives; Wyoming Department of Health; Cheyenne, Wyoming”

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Robert W. Evans).

marker-robert-mary-evans-2019-2013: Gravestone of Robert William (2019) and Mary Rochelle (2013) Evans; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), memorial IDs 205835054 (Robert) and 178358007 (Mary), two photographs (front and back) uploaded 17 Feb 2020 (Robert) and 3 Dec 2020 (Mary) by Don; citing “Hooper City Cemetery (Hooper, Weber County, Utah, USA)”

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Robert William Evans).

obituary-debbie-evans-2019: Obituary for Debbie Lee Evans (2019); Fox Funeral Home and Crematory (https://foxfh.com: accessed 26 Dec 2021), single location (Rock Springs, Wyoming)

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Robert W. Evans).

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Robert ⟨spelling⟩ Evans). This source also mostly identifies him as Bob within the text. See research notes for spelling details.

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birth

divorce-robert-christina-evans-1969: Certificate of absolute divorce or annulment for Robert W. and Christina Mida Evans (1969); Wyoming, U.S., Divorce Records, 1941-1969, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 2 Dec 2021), “⟩ State Divorce Records ⟩ 1968”, images 4578-4579; citing “State Divorce Records, 1941-1969; Wyoming State Archives; Wyoming Department of Health; Cheyenne, Wyoming”

Comment Detail: Source includes date (Nov. 25, 1929) and location (Utah).

marker-robert-mary-evans-2019-2013: Gravestone of Robert William (2019) and Mary Rochelle (2013) Evans; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), memorial IDs 205835054 (Robert) and 178358007 (Mary), two photographs (front and back) uploaded 17 Feb 2020 (Robert) and 3 Dec 2020 (Mary) by Don; citing “Hooper City Cemetery (Hooper, Weber County, Utah, USA)”

Comment Detail: Source includes birth date (Nov. 25, 1929).

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source includes birth date (November 25, 1929) and birth location (Salt Lake City, [Salt Lake County,] UT [, USA]).

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death

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source includes birth date (December 27, 2019) and birth location (Ogden, [Weber County,] UT [, USA]).

marker-robert-mary-evans-2019-2013: Gravestone of Robert William (2019) and Mary Rochelle (2013) Evans; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), memorial IDs 205835054 (Robert) and 178358007 (Mary), two photographs (front and back) uploaded 17 Feb 2020 (Robert) and 3 Dec 2020 (Mary) by Don; citing “Hooper City Cemetery (Hooper, Weber County, Utah, USA)”

Comment Detail: Source includes date (Dec. 27, 2019).

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Family #1

Spouse/Partner: Christina Mida Sparks (1928 – 2004)

Married: 28 Aug 1953 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, United States

Supporting evidence for:
marriage

divorce-robert-christina-evans-1969: Certificate of absolute divorce or annulment for Robert W. and Christina Mida Evans (1969); Wyoming, U.S., Divorce Records, 1941-1969, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 2 Dec 2021), “⟩ State Divorce Records ⟩ 1968”, images 4578-4579; citing “State Divorce Records, 1941-1969; Wyoming State Archives; Wyoming Department of Health; Cheyenne, Wyoming”

Comment Detail: Source includes marriage date (Aug. 28, 1953), marriage location (Reno, Nevada), and divorce (marriage dissolved) date (May 29, 1969). Source also notes that this was Robert's first marriage and Christina's second.

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source identifies Christine Mida Evans as the "former" wife of Robert Williams Evans.

obituary-mary-evans-2013: Obituary for Mary Rochelle Williams Evans (2013); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home. Search website for Rochelle Evans.]

Comment Detail: Source includes marriage date (August 3, 1972) and marriage location (Pinedale, [Sublette County,] WY [, USA]).

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source includes marriage date (August 3, 1972) and marriage location (Pinedale, [Sublette County,] WY [, USA]).

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Child: Debbie Lee Evans (1956 – 2019)

Child: Robert William "Bobby" Evans Jr. (1961 – 1981)

Child: Dori Kay Evans (1962 – bef 2019)

Family #2

Spouse/Partner: Mary Rochelle Williams (1935 – 2013)

Married: 3 Aug 1972 in Pinedale, Sublette County, Wyoming, United States

Supporting evidence for:
marriage

divorce-robert-christina-evans-1969: Certificate of absolute divorce or annulment for Robert W. and Christina Mida Evans (1969); Wyoming, U.S., Divorce Records, 1941-1969, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 2 Dec 2021), “⟩ State Divorce Records ⟩ 1968”, images 4578-4579; citing “State Divorce Records, 1941-1969; Wyoming State Archives; Wyoming Department of Health; Cheyenne, Wyoming”

Comment Detail: Source includes marriage date (Aug. 28, 1953), marriage location (Reno, Nevada), and divorce (marriage dissolved) date (May 29, 1969). Source also notes that this was Robert's first marriage and Christina's second.

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source identifies Christine Mida Evans as the "former" wife of Robert Williams Evans.

obituary-mary-evans-2013: Obituary for Mary Rochelle Williams Evans (2013); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home. Search website for Rochelle Evans.]

Comment Detail: Source includes marriage date (August 3, 1972) and marriage location (Pinedale, [Sublette County,] WY [, USA]).

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source includes marriage date (August 3, 1972) and marriage location (Pinedale, [Sublette County,] WY [, USA]).

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Child: {private}

Child: {private}

Child: Loyd Kim "Kim" Hess (1953 – 1974)

Miscellaneous Facts

Events

Burial: at Hooper, Weber County, Utah, United States

Military: U.S. Navy, Abt 1948-1953

School: University of Wyoming, Abt 1958-1960 at Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming, United States

Degree: Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Abt 1960

Employer: Bridger Coal at Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States

Owner: Wind River Electric at Evanston, Uinta County, Wyoming, United States

Moved To Residence: at , , Utah, United States

Employer: Nucor Steel, Bef 1999 at Plymouth, Box Elder County, Utah, United States

Cemetery: Hooper City Cemetery at Hooper, Weber County, Utah, United States

Supporting evidence for:
events

marker-robert-mary-evans-2019-2013: Gravestone of Robert William (2019) and Mary Rochelle (2013) Evans; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), memorial IDs 205835054 (Robert) and 178358007 (Mary), two photographs (front and back) uploaded 17 Feb 2020 (Robert) and 3 Dec 2020 (Mary) by Don; citing “Hooper City Cemetery (Hooper, Weber County, Utah, USA)”

Comment Detail: Source implicitly identifies marker location (Hooper, Weber County, Utah, USA).

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source includes branch ([U.S.] Navy) and length of service (6 years). The first year is estimated, assuming he enlisted after high school.

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source includes school name (University of Wyoming), which is located in Laramie, Albany County, WY, USA. The date is estimated based on his age, six years in the navy, four years of undergraduate school, and two years of a masters program.

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source includes degree ("master's degree in Electrical Engineering"). The year is estimated based on his school years estimate.

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source includes employer name (Bridger Coal) and location (Rock Springs [, Sweetwater County, WY, USA]).

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source includes name of business (Wind River Electric) and location (Evanston [, Uinta County, WY, USA]).

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source notes that he moved to Utah after owning Wind River Electric.

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source includes employer name (Nucor Steel), location (Plymouth, [Box Elder County,] UT [, USA]), retirement date (1999), and notes he wored at Nucor until his retirement.

marker-robert-mary-evans-2019-2013: Gravestone of Robert William (2019) and Mary Rochelle (2013) Evans; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), memorial IDs 205835054 (Robert) and 178358007 (Mary), two photographs (front and back) uploaded 17 Feb 2020 (Robert) and 3 Dec 2020 (Mary) by Don; citing “Hooper City Cemetery (Hooper, Weber County, Utah, USA)”

Comment Detail: Source implicitly identifies marker name (Hooper City Cemetery) and location (Hooper, Weber County, Utah, USA).

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Attributes

Occupation: county clerk at Pinedale, Sublette County, Wyoming, United States

Residence: at Pinedale, Sublette County, Wyoming, United States

Occupation: electrician

Occupation: electrical supervisor

Residence: at Roy, Weber County, Utah, United States

Supporting evidence for:
attributes

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source includes occupation (County Clerk) and location (Pinedale, [Sublette County,] WY [, USA]).

divorce-robert-christina-evans-1969: Certificate of absolute divorce or annulment for Robert W. and Christina Mida Evans (1969); Wyoming, U.S., Divorce Records, 1941-1969, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 2 Dec 2021), “⟩ State Divorce Records ⟩ 1968”, images 4578-4579; citing “State Divorce Records, 1941-1969; Wyoming State Archives; Wyoming Department of Health; Cheyenne, Wyoming”

Comment Detail: Source includes divorce date (May 29, 1969) and location (Pinedale, Sublette [County], Wyoming).

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source includes occupation (electrician).

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

Comment Detail: Source includes occupation (Electrical Supervisor).

obituary-debbie-evans-2019: Obituary for Debbie Lee Evans (2019); Fox Funeral Home and Crematory (https://foxfh.com: accessed 26 Dec 2021), single location (Rock Springs, Wyoming)

Comment Detail: Source includes date of his daughter's death (May 19, 2019) and location (Roy, UT).

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General Notes and Anecdotes

Robert served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He served aboard the USS Carmick DMS 33, it's designation when it operated as a destroyer minesweeper. (Wikipedia). [obituary-robert-evans-2019]

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, boating, and gardening. He also enjoyed building "dutch oven equipment" and cooking in them, as well as making DVD movies. [obituary-robert-evans-2019]

Supporting evidence for:
general notes

obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)

SPELLING

Middle Name: This database uses William. His obituary uses the spelling Williams. [birth-npri-robert-evans-1961]

FOLLOWUP

Robert's parents are Oscar Duss Evans and Helen Marie Thompson. The obituary for his daughter only identifies them as Oscar and Helen Evans. [obituary-robert-evans-2019, obituary-debbie-evans-2019]

His parents, his brother Dick Evans and his sister Treva Button, as well as several children and grandchildren, died before Robert. [obituary-robert-evans-2019]

In addition to the children who survived him and are identified in this database, two daughters are identified: {private} Marshall and {private} Aagard. He was also survived by a son, {private} Hess. However, it is not known if these daughters were brought into the marriage by Rochelle or were Christine or Rochelle's children by Robert. His son {private} Hess was probably Rochelle's from a prior marriage. [obituary-debbie-evans-2019, obituary-robert-evans-2019]

Robert was also survived by a sister, {private} Lohman, brothers {private} Evans and {private} Evans, as well as a sister-in-law, {private} Evans, who was may have been the wife of his deceased brother Dick Evans. [obituary-robert-evans-2019]

The grave marker for Robert and Mary Rochelle lists their children on the back side as three sets; (1) six directly behind Mary Rochelle's name, (2) five directly behind Robert's name, and (3) two between the names. This layout suggests the six were brought into the marriage by Mary Rochelle, five by Robert, and two were born to Robert and Mary Rochelle's marriage. This is (so far) born out by other evidence. Their top-to-bottom listing is probably reflective of their birth order, also at least partially born out in the evidence. (1) The top four of the first six (Loyd Kim, {private}) were probably born to Loyd and Mary Rochelle, while the other two ({private} and Jerry) are from her marriages with Jerald. (2) The five are already in this database as children of Robert and his first wife, Christina. (3) The two are also already in this database as children of Robert and Mary Rochelle. [marker-robert-mary-evans-2019-2013]

Supporting evidence for:
research notes

marker-robert-mary-evans-2019-2013: Gravestone of Robert William (2019) and Mary Rochelle (2013) Evans; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), memorial IDs 205835054 (Robert) and 178358007 (Mary), two photographs (front and back) uploaded 17 Feb 2020 (Robert) and 3 Dec 2020 (Mary) by Don; citing “Hooper City Cemetery (Hooper, Weber County, Utah, USA)”

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obituary-debbie-evans-2019: Obituary for Debbie Lee Evans (2019); Fox Funeral Home and Crematory (https://foxfh.com: accessed 26 Dec 2021), single location (Rock Springs, Wyoming)

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obituary-robert-evans-2019: Obituary for Robert Williams Evans (2019); Rudd Funeral Home (https://www.ruddfuneralhome.com: accessed 22 Mar 2024), service held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Roy, Utah [There are two locations, Rudd Funeral Home, and Rogers & Taylor Funeral Home.]

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