Carlos Evans, 87, 8289 U.S. Route 33, Celina, died at 10:25 a.m. May 12, 2007, at Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima.

He was born Feb. 10, 1920, in Claibourne County, Tenn., to Matthew and Ollie Russell Evans. On April 7, 1938, he married Iva Tuttle, who survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Ronnie, Merritt Island, Fla., and Gary, Celina; two daughters, Ollie (Donald) Pritchett, Live Oak, Fla., and Ruby, Celina; one brother, Alfred, Kalamazoo, Mich.; four sisters, Cecil Keck and Lois Williams, Tazewell, Tenn., Opal Thomas, Ypsilanti, Mich., and Rosetta Walls, Chillicothe; more than 50 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Deceased are a son, Warner; a brother, Clay; and a sister, Julie McGeorge.

He retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, St. Marys.

Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys. Burial is at Neptune Cemetery.

Calling is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Contributions can be made to the American Heart Association.