Mr. George William Evans, age 88 of Lebanon, KY, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014. He was born on January 6, 1926 in Marion County, KY. Mr. Evans was a Petty Officer in the Communication division as a signal man with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during W.W. II. He was honorably discharged in early 1946. Later that same year he went to work for Electric & Gas Company at the downtown Main Street firm. He stayed with the firm until December 1964. At this time he moved across the street as manager of Jones Hardware Company that had just recently been purchased by Peterson Brothers of Lebanon, owners of Peterson Lumber Company. Sometime later Evans bought half interest in the firm still later to buy Peterson Brothers out and becoming the sole owner of the company where he remained until he retired. Evans was a past member of the Board of Directors of the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, he was also instrumental in putting together the Country Ham Days festival. He was also a long time member of the American Legion Post 49. Evans was also a Kentucky Colonial, and was a founding member of the W.W. II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Margie Paris Evans; three sisters, Quennie Ferrell, Kathryn Byrnes and Lillian Kardos.

Survivors include his wife of seventy-one years, Kathryn Dye Evans, of Lebanon, KY; two daughters, Burma (Jimmy) Medley, of Loretto, KY, George Ann (Earl) Burton, of Frankfort, KY; two sons, Bill (Cindy) Evans, of Lebanon, KY, Glenn Evans, of Lexington, KY; brother, I.W. Evans, of Lebanon, KY. Also surviving are five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, 2014 at Bosley Funeral Home, officiated by Dr. David Whitlock. Interment to follow in St. Augustine Church Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to the Marion County Animal Shelter.