Upton – William S. Evans, 89 , of Upton died Jan. 21, 2015 in Milford Regional Hospital, Milford. He was the husband of the late Eleanor A. (Parkhurst) Evans who died in 2004.
Mr. Evans was employed for more than 30 years as a truck driver for the Upton Fuel & Construction Co. and served as the Town of Upton Highway Supt. for 5 years before his retirement in 1988. He was born in Ipswich on Sept. 24, 1925, son of the late William S. and Eva (Herman) Evans and had lived most of his life in Upton. He attended Upton schools and was a graduate of Worcester Boy’s Trade School.
Mr. Evans was a WWII U.S. 3rd Army veteran and he was awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his service in battles in the Ardennes, Central Europe, Northern France, Rhineland and Normandy.
Mr. Evans served on the Upton Fire Dept. for 24 years and he retired as Deputy Fire Chief. He attended the former Methodist Church of Upton. He was a member of the Upton Police Dept. for 9 years and he was an Assessor in the Town of Upton for 17 years. Mr. Evans was a former member of the Upton Housing Authority and a former member of the Worcester County Highway Supt. Association. He was a member of the George F. Wood Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and the Leland American Legion Post, both of Upton.
He is survived by a son John B. and his wife Susan Evans of Raymond, NH, one daughter Elaine M. and her husband Donald Kirby of Hopedale, 4 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by one sister May A. MacKenzie who died in 1976.
Visiting hours will be Monday Jan. 26, 2015 from 9 – 10:30 AM in the BUMA-SARGEANT FUNERAL HOME, 42 Congress St., Milford followed by a funeral service at 11 AM in the funeral home. Interment will follow in Lakeview Cemetery, Upton.
Memorial donations may be made to the Upton Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 29, Upton, MA 01568. http://www.bumafuneralhome.com – courtesy of BUMA-SARGEANT FUNERAL HOME
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