Orvilla Hubbard Evans' Obituary
Orvilla Hubbard Evans, 85, of Memphis, Texas died Friday, July 19, 2024 in Amarillo, Texas.
Services will be 3:00 PM Sunday, July 21, 2024 in the First Baptist Church in Memphis, Texas with Rev. Daniel Downey, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in Memphis.
Viewing will be held Saturday at the funeral home with the family receiving friends for visitation from 4:00-6:00 PM.
Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Memphis.
Orvilla was born May 5, 1939 in Hagerman, Texas to John William and Myrtle Leona Burleson Hubbard. She married Ray Evans on August 28, 1958 in Lesley, Texas. Orvilla owned and operated Orvilla's Day Care Center for a remarkable 44 years, worked at Hope for You in Childress for several years, and was a visitation hostess for Robertson Funeral Directors for 10 years. She was heavily involved in many organizations including, Memphis Lions Club, CASA of the Rolling Plains, CRMC Hospice volunteer, Snack Pack 4 Kids, Fairview Cemetery Association, Girl Scouts, Memphis ISD school board, Memphis Housing Authority, and Hall County Tax Appraisal board. She was a longtime resident of Hall County and was a devoted member of the First Baptist Church in Memphis, Texas where she served in multiple capacities. .
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a daughter, DeEdra Evans; two brothers, J.W. Hubbard, Jr. and Ray Hubbard; four sisters, Una Lea Gann, Ida Mae Wiggins, Illa Faye Booth, and Nannie Kelley.
Survivors include her daughter, DeVilla Evans of Fort Worth, Texas; a sister, Mary Miller of Memphis, Texas; a brother, Dwight Hubbard of DeSoto, Texas; several nieces, nephews, and her kids.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be sent to a favorite charity of choice.
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