Samuel Eli Evans

December 16, 1944 - September 9, 2018

Darlington, South Carolina Samuel Eli Evans, 73, of Darlington died on Sunday, September 9, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 1 PM in the Chapel of Kistler Hardee Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Florence Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 12 until 1 PM Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Kistler Hardee Funeral Home and other times at the home. Mr. Evans was born in Pamplico, South Carolina. He was the son of the late Wardie Lawton Evans and Lois Marie Evans. Mr. Evans retired from Sonoco in Hartsville. He was a member of the First Church of God in Darlington where he was very instrumental in working with the Kitchen Ministry and also with Cooks for Christ. Surviving are his loving wife, Claudia Evans; his sons, Sam Evans and wife, Michelle and Billy Evans and wife, Marcie; his grandchildren, Kinsey Evans, Tiffany Evans, Sarah Beth Evans and Brodie Evans; his brothers, Harry Evans, Lawton Evans and wife, Cheryl, and Jordan Evans and wife, Leslie; and his sister, Lois Windham and husband, James. Mr. Evans was preceded in death by his brother, David Evans; and by his sister, Cecile Allen. Memorials may be made to First Church of God, C/O Kitchen Ministry, 620 North Main Street, Darlington, SC 29532 or to Cooks for Christ, C/O West Florence Fire Department, 3379 Pineneedles Road, Florence, SC 29501. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guest book at www.kistlerhardeefuneralhome.com