Evelyn Buchanan Obituary
Evelyn lived a simple life in all the most special ways. She loved summertime canning and was well known for her famous pickles and sour kraut. Her black walnut pound cakes and homemade biscuits were loved by everyone lucky enough to taste them. Years ago, she enjoyed fishing and dancing at the Sterling Cowboy, where her friends affectionately called her "Basketball." She also loved riding through Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountains and talking on the phone. Evelyn found joy in the everyday moments, and she lived her life with a gentle, steady kind of grace.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Brenda Sue Wofford; granddaughter, Brandy Wofford; great granddaughter, Caitlyn Wingfield; brothers, Cotton Evans, Bill Evans, Bob Evans, and Bud Evans; sisters, Dorothy (J.M) Heath and Janie Evans; son in law, Randy Faucett; and brother in law, Freddy Baker.
Evelyn is survived by her daughters, Debra Wofford Faucett and Sharon (Terry) Haynes; her son, Tim (Robin) Wofford; grandchildren, Kevin (Mattie) Wofford, Gabe Duckett, Kim Duckett, Jessica (Paula) Ter Beek, Dana (Kevin Duckett) Wofford, Derreck Wofford, and Chasady (Elexis) Dawson, eight great grandchildren, six great great grandchildren, her brothers, Tom (Donna) Evans, Tadpole (Brenda) Evans, sisters, Lynn (David) Buchanan, Louise Evans (Larry Grant), Judy Baker and Jean (Larry) White, sisters-in-law Marcy Evans, Shirley Evans, Velma Evans. Evelyn's absence will be deeply felt by all who knew and loved her.
The family will receive friends at Cagle Funeral Home on Thursday, March 12, 2026, from 12:00–9:00 p.m., and again on Friday, March 13, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. until the service hour. Funeral services will be held in the Robert A. Cagle Memorial Chapel on Friday, March 13, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., with Revs. Charlie Buchanan, Curtis Roland, and Steve Chadwick officiating. Interment will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens.
Cagle Funeral Home is proudly serving Ms. Evelyn Buchanan and her family.
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Karen (Horton) Owens
March 12, 2026
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Cagle Funeral Home
March 11, 2026
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