Evan Preston Maddox

Evan Preston Maddox was born on January 27, 2002, along with his twin, Phillip Martin Maddox. When you talk about Evan, you also must talk about Phillip because they had a very special bond that only a twin would be able to understand. Evan and Phillip were born just seven minutes apart, Evan being the first to arrive. Evan and Phillip were identical and inseparable. It wasn't long before we discovered that they were 'mirror image' identical twins! They were identical but were opposite identical. If Evan grew a front right tooth, Phillip would grow a front left tooth, Evan's hair parted on the right and Phillip's hair parted on the left. They had identical personalities and as they grew they started to trick their teachers into thinking they were each other by switching shirts at recess.

As Evan and Phillip grew, they had the typical active boy injuries, breaking arms, ankles and they even both broke their iliac crest. Generally, Evan would break a bone and then within a few months to a year, Phillip would follow suit. As their mother, I was worried there was something wrong for them to be breaking so many bones and asked the doctor for bone density scans, at which the doctor laughed and assured me that their bones were fine and that the bones were strained just by the amount of growth they had both experienced. This was true, although they remained thin, in the 9th grade they grew from a size 12 boys all the way up to grown man sizes and finally settled at 36 length pants! I could not keep them in pants that fit for their ninth grad year and their tenth grade year.

Evan and Phillip both had the most tender hearts and always looked out for others. When Even was in the 10th grade, he fell in love with his sweet heart, Rosa McDaniel. They were both young but were inseparable and within a year were expecting a baby.

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It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Evan Preston Maddox, our loving son, brother, friend, grandson, and devoted father. Evan passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, leaving behind a deep void in the hearts of all who knew him.

Despite his young age of only 21, Evan touched the lives of many through his kindness, generosity, and infectious smile. He was a beacon of light for those who knew him, always quick to lend a helping hand and brighten someone's day.

Evan's love for his daughter was unparalleled. As a devoted father, his heart was for providing her with a life filled with love and happiness. Acelynn was his greatest joy, and he was her hero. His legacy will live on through her, and he will always be remembered as a loving and dedicated father.

Evan was taken from us far too soon, but his memory will live on forever in the hearts of those who knew him. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all who had the pleasure of crossing his path.

Rest easy sweet boy. You will be forever loved and never, ever forgotten.

Evan is preceded in death by his grandparents, Lanny Coleman, Calvin Maddox, Joseph Long.

Survivors include his parents, Mickey (Becky) Maddox and Shana (Shawn) Smith; daughter, Acelynn Maddox and her mother, Rosa McDaniel; brothers, Phillip Maddox, Aubrey Maddox, Owen Maddox, Luke Culpepper and Jordan Kinnett; sisters, Katie Smith, Kayla Smith, Annie Culpepper, Samantha Kinnett and Lexie Kinnett; grandparents, Janice Long, Margaret Maddox, Judy Blackburn, and Jerome and Glenda Smith; great-grandmother, Harriet Smith; a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews; beloved dog, Remi Maddox.

A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted at one o’clock in the afternoon on Wednesday, the 1st of March, 2023 in the chapel of Owen Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Bennett officiating. Interment will immediately follow in Old Macedonia Cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers are Phillip Maddox, Owen Maddox, Aubrey Maddox, Tristan Seals, Cody Barron and Dylan Maddox.

Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from five o’clock in evening until eight on Tuesday, the 28th of February, 2023 at Owen Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Evan's honor to Goshen Valley Boys Ranch at www.goshenvalley.org/donate or by mail to 225 Reformation Parkway, Suite 118, Canton, GA 30114. Please include "In Memory of Evan Maddox" in the memo line.

Please visit www.owenfunerals.com to post tributes and sign the online register book.

Owen Funeral Home, 12 Collins Dr., Cartersville, GA 30120 is honored to serve Evan’s family during this time.