Marian Evans

EVANS, Marian Skipwith, departed this life September 27, 2010. She was the eldest of seven children born to the late Erma and Willie Skipwith in South Hill, Va. The family later moved to Richmond, where she met and married her spouse of 62 years, the late Charles E. Evans Jr. She was employed by the Charles Department Store on Broad Street and later worked at Van de Vyer School and retired from Friends Association for Children on St. John Street She enjoyed her work because she was delighted to be with children. Marian was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and later transferred to St. Peter's Catholic. She was preceded in death by her three brothers, Ambrose, Donald and Calvin Skipwith. She is survived by three sisters, Gladys Skipwith, Catherine Caldwell and Cordelia Massenburg; several nieces and nephews, including Odessa Davis, Janosko Skipwith; and a host of great and great-great-nieces and nephews; sister-in-law, Mary Skipwith of South Hill, Va. Her in-laws include faithful nephews, Leon J. Evans, Robert, John and Charles Evans; nieces, Gloria Greene, Emily and Ruth Little; devoted great-niece and namesake, Marian E. Roach of Georgia. She also leaves a host of other nieces, nephews and family members; including a cousin, Sheryl Brown; several caring godchildren; a cherished friend, Catherine Lamb; and several devoted neighbors. There was a mutual love between her and several neighborhood children who felt at home with her and her late husband. She was lovingly called "Grandma" by Wendy Gaines. We rejoice that God shared her with us for so many decades. Her remains rest at W.S. Watkins & Son Funeral Home, 2700 North Ave. A Mass of the Resurrection will be conducted at St Peter's Catholic Church, 8th and Grace Streets, on Saturday, October 2, at 11 a.m. Family and friends, please assemble at Watkins Funeral Home at 9:45 a.m. Father Robert Brownell and Father Theophile Brown officiating. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.