BAILEY - Matthew A. Evans, 34, passed away January 1, 2021.

Graveside services were Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Oak Dale Cemetery, Spring Hope.

He was born May 11, 1986 in Rocky Mount. He is the son or Amy Dickens Evans of Bailey and Mark Alan Evans (Ronette Evans) of Picayune, Mississippi.

He is preceded in death by: paternal grandfather, Lawrence Evans; paternal grandmother, Joyce Evans; maternal grandfather, William Curtis Dickens; maternal grandmother, Lottie Lou Dickens.

Matthew is survived by, in addition of his parents, an older brother, Daniel Evans of Pearl River, LA.; his fiancé, Savannah Tedesco; daughter, Samantha Clare Evans; son, Wyatt Alan Evans, both of Wilson.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The Samantha and Wyatt Evans Scholarship Fund, First Citizens Bank, PO Box 249, Spring Hope, NC 27882.