Curtis W. Evans

August 23, 1932 - June 7, 2020

Graveside services for Curtis Wilbur Evans, 87, of Tyler will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery in Tyler with Rev. Richard Luna and Rev. Meg Taylor officiating under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Curtis Evans met his Lord face to face on Sunday, June 7, 2020. He proudly served his country in the Air Force during the Korean War and was stationed in Guam. Mr. Evans became a country club manager, where he received many honors and served as President of the Tennessee chapter of Club Managers for 4 years. He and his wife relocated to Tyler in 1976 to open the Western Sizzlin Steak House, and retired in 1991. He volunteered for P.A.T.H. and was an active member of Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church. Curtis was the type of man that truly made an impact in the lives of the people he met and loved. He had a servant’s heart, was generous and never missed an opportunity to help others. He rarely met a stranger, held his friends and family close to his heart and his absence will be felt by many. Curtis was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse Clyde and Janie Evans; and brother, Wilton M. Evans. He is survived by his loving family including his wife of 62 years, Joyce Evans; his brother, Dan Evans; his special brother-in-law, Richard Stephens; his children and their spouses, Charles and Yumei Evans, and Richard and Vicky Pittman; his grandchildren, David Evans, Kunal and Chanelle Patel, Joseph and Marisa Pittman, and Soozi Reed; his great-grandchildren, Mykala Patel, Eli Patel, Ashleigh Webb, Megan Pittman, Caleb Pittman, Micah Reed, and Madalin Reed; as well as many nephews and nieces. Visitation is scheduled from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2020 at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway in Tyler. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Hospice of East Texas Foundation, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, TX 75701 or Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church, 417 CR 1143, Tyler, TX 75704.