Marty and Karla Grant

!CENSUS:1900;
CENSUS:1910 Macon Co, NC Nantahala Twp # 41;
MARRIAGE:24 Feb 1917 Macon Co, NC Cline EVANS, 22 & Lora ROWLAND, 21 by J.W.
GREGORY, JP;



!OBIT of one of their children from Andrews Journal:

Walter Evans, 82, of Murphy, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home.
He was a native of Macon County and lived in the Nantahala Community before coming to Murphy six years ago. He was the son of the late Cline and Lori Rowland Evans.
He was retired from Baker Furniture as a furniture repairman. He was a member of Aquone Baptist Church in Aquone. He enjoyed woodworking, crafts and fishing. He was preceded in death by his brother, Andrew Evans, and sister, Opal Dills.
Surviving are his wife, Velma Marie Waldroup Evans; two sons, Walter Russell Evans of Walhalla, S.C., and Phillip Cline Evans of Murphy; a daughter, Carmaleta Williams of Merrita, S.C.; one brother, Ralph Evans of Lexington; two sisters, Nellie Taylor of Topton and Lucy Epley of Hickory; three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Townson-Rose Funeral Home Chapel in Murphy.
Funeral services were at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Townson-Rose Funeral Home Chapel in Murphy, with the Revs. Doyce Waters, Ronnie Palmer and Dennis Ashe officiating. Burial was at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in Aquone Cemetery in Aquone. Pallbearers were Jeffery Williams, Bruce Broome, Timmy Broome, Dwayne Bold, Ronald Waldroup and Donnie Rhodes. Honorary pallbearer was Ray Barkley.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park, Building 1, Asheville, NC 28801.
Townson-Rose Funeral Home was in charge of all arrangements.