MT. PLEASANT —
Robert L. Evans, 87, known to most as Coach Bob Evans, 87, longtime head football coach of Mt. Pleasant Community High School, died Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant.
A memorial celebration of life for Coach Evans will be held at 11 a.m. today at the First United Methodist Church, 309 N. Main St., Mount Pleasant, with the Revs. Herbert G. Shafer and Gary Van Nyhuis officiating. A private family committal service will precede the memorial service at the Forest Home Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Henry County Honor Guard. Friends called from noon until 9 p.m. on Monday at the First United Methodist Church. The family received friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday evening.
The Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mount Pleasant, is in charge of the arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to www.kimzeyfh.com.
Robert L. Evans was born Feb. 17, 1925 in Macon, Mo., the son of Elmer and Anna (Blankenship) Evans. He graduated from Macon High School in 1943. On June 3, 1951, Bob married Winifred Kimler.
Bob was a Navy Veteran of WW II, serving on the submarine USS Bluefish. Bob returned home and entered Northeast Missouri State University and graduated with a BS degree and MS degree in 1950. Bob came to Mt. Pleasant High School in the fall of 1950, where he began a long career as a physical education instructor and coach of football and basketball. He was the varsity boys’ basketball coach from 1953 to 1955, and was named the varsity football coach in 1955. Bob remained at that position until his retirement as athletic director in the spring of 1989. He received numerous awards for his noted accomplishments.
Survivors include his wife, Winifred “Kim” of Mt. Pleasant; four sons – Charles “Chuck” (Susan) Evans of Unionville, Mo., Stanley “Stan” Evans of Mt. Pleasant, Robert G. Evans of Seattle, Wash. and Spence (Abby) Evans of Ames; one daughter, Kathryn (Greg) Mobley of Albia; six grandchildren and two great-granddaughters.
His parents and a sister, Beverly Hildebrandt preceded him in death.
Memorials may be directed to a football athletic scholarship for Mt. Pleasant Community High School to be named in Coach Evans’ honor.
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