Jim Bishop Evans, age 84, and Ida Alice Edge Evans, age 89, passed away peacefully within hours of each other on Sunday February 18th, 2018, at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham. Holding each other’s hand of 57 years of marriage,they where surrounded by family and loving hospital staff. Jim was born on September 20th,1934 to Richard and Iva Evans. Ida was born on December 9th, 1928 to Earnest and Maude Edge. They both attended The Alabama School for the Deaf and Blind. On April 21,1961, they where married at St John’s Episcopal Church for the Deaf. Jim worked for Avondale Mills and Ida was a wonderful homemaker.
They are survived by two daughters, Betty Evans (Kevin Lambert) Amy Elliott (Jack Elliott), grandchildren, Jennifer Spano (Ladaries Townsend), Sarah Spano, Emily Spano (Jay Bicknell), Tony Spano Jr. (Wife) April Spano, Katherine Spano, Lena Spano, Steven Spano, Adam Elliott, and Andrew Elliott; great grandchildren, Ethan Townsend, Brooklyn Townsend, McKenzie McDonald and Major Evans, and numerous nephews and nieces. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the National Interpreter’s Association for the Deaf and Hospice. Anyone wanting to pay respects can do so on Monday February 26,2018 at Ridout’s Elmwood Chapel at11:00 with a graveside service to follow at 11:30 at Elmwood Cemetery.
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