Leonard D. Evans

On Saturday, November 13, 2010, Leonard Evans joined the other quartets and piano players around the heavenly throne. He departed this earth at the age of 49 yrs. Leonard was born in Alexandria, LA. but grew up as a Air Force and preachers kid. He attended Jena High School in the 1970's and started playing piano in Church and for different quartets in the area with Hearts United being the last group he played for. Serving the Lord with his talents, he was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of the Toro Community where he served as Children's Choir director. Loving to laugh and have fun he would pick at people and was an avid Antique hunter. He had worked for many years for Wal-Mart.

Services will be held on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in the Toro Community of Sabine Parish at 2:00 P.M. with his dad Jimmy Evans Sr. and nephew Jimmy Evans III officiating burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home of Leesville. Visitation will begin on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 3:00 P.M. at the Church and continue until the services on Tuesday.

Leonard is survived by his Parents: Rev. Jimmy Evans Sr. and Mother Sharon Ford Evans of Leesville, LA

1 Daughter: Brittney Evans of Jena, LA.

Maternal Grandmother: Etta Lena Windham Ford- Jena, LA.

2 Brothers and Sisters in Law: Rev. Edgar Evans and wife Alycia of Pickering, LA. and Jimmy Evans Jr. and wife Rebecca Ann of Ft. Eustis, VA.

1 Sister: FeLisha Diane Evans of Anacoco, LA.

Family friends, caregivers and Sister and brother by choice: Debbie and E.W. McDaniel of Negreet, LA.

2 Grandchildren and a Host of Nephews and Nieces.

Friends and family may extend sympathy to the family at www. hIxsonfh.com