James "Jess" "Jim" Evans

James W. "Jess" "Jim" Evans, 75, of Union Hill, passed away Tuesday (Sept. 10, 2013) at ManorCare Health Services in Kankakee. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. Friday until the 8 p.m. prayer service at the Brown Funeral Home in Manteno. The Rev. Jerimiah Byers will officiate. Burial will be private. Mr. Evans was a carpenter. He worked at VanFab and Gould National Battery. He was born Oct. 4, 1937, in Dahlgren, the son of Alphie and Nellie Cox Evans. He was a member of the Wild Turkey Federation and enjoyed helping people with various fundraisers. He loved hosting card games, fishing and especially riding his 4-wheeler. He loved the outdoors and being with his family and friends. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Teresa and John Rademacher, of Manteno, and Linda and Roger McBride, of Zanesville, Ohio; grandchildren, Jennifer and Dylan Zacharias, Jeannie and Jason Cobstill, Jamie and Jim Wischnowski, Jessica and Matt Winland and Melissa McBride; great-grandchildren, Bret, Brandon, Blake, Tyler, Jasmine, Ashtyn, Zac, Jack, Cassie and Meadow; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Joann and Jess James, of Ohio, Barb and Bennie Guynn, of southern Illinois; and two brothers and sisters-in-law, Boz and Louise Evans, of Peoria, and Jerry and Darlene Scott, of southern Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents; stepdad, Banks Scott; and his special aunt, Betty Cox.