Carl Lee Evans

Carl Lee Evans was born February 1, 1940, in Santa Maria, California. He had been a resident of Fruitvale for 52 years, formerly living in Clarendon.

He was a member of the FFA at Clarendon High School, where he also played football for the Clarendon Bronchos, he was an awesome halfback, and later graduated in 1958. He attended Highland Baptist church, in Arlington, and was baptized in 1950 when he attended VBS.

He received many awards, from All-district halfback on the Clarendon Bronchos football team, FFA awards, to racing cars on dirt track, and many Salesman awards.

Carl worked hard on their farm in Ashtola, in the Texas Panhandle. He had to milk the cows in the freezing cold and do many farm chores. When they moved to Arlington, he worked at TI, where he met his beautiful wife, then on to Jim Walter Doors, Wayne Dalton Doors, and finally to Cassity Jones Lumber where he worked for 40 years, up until the day he died at 84½ years old. He was always top Salesman wherever he worked, and won many cruises from Cassity Jones.

He passed away at the age of 84 on August 1, 2024. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Naomi Ruth Conner Evans; father, Kermit Evans; mother, Florence Evans; brothers, Gene Evans and Kenneth Evans; and sister, Carol Powell.

Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Shelli & Jerry Crocker and Carla & Bryan McGlothlin; grandchildren, Evan Crocker, Ember Crocker, Ryan McGlothlin, Carley Sale (Jim), and Jana Brightman (Darren); great-grandchildren, Chloe Diane Sale, Aubrey Leigh Sale, and Jackson Cooper Sale.