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Thomas Evansco Obituary
Thomas was born April 8, 1947, in East Saint Louis, the son of Mike and Mary (Konopka) Evansco.
He married Emily Spurlock on Sept. 14, 1973, in Methodist Church in Jonesboro. She survives in Marion.
Mr. Evansco spent his life career as an accountant. He was a loving husband, father, grandpa and great grandpa.
Survivors include his loving wife of 39 years, Emily Evansco of Marion; son, Thomas and Shannon Evansco Jr. of West City, Mo.; daughter, Robann and Michael Grass of Anna; son, David Evansco and fiancée, Mia Noriega of O'Fallon; six grandchildren, Holly and husband, Eric, Timothy, Cole, Derek, Kayla and Kara; two great-grandchildren, Luke and Caleb; mother-in-law, Minnie Wright of Energy; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Hugh and Sharon Burns of Marion; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Scott and Barb Wright of Johnston City; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Pete Evansco, Mike Evansco Jr. and George "Tex" Evansco.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin with the Rev. Jim Slone officiating. A time of gathering will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
For those who prefer, memorials may be made to American Heart Association. Envelopes will be available and accepted at Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home; 201 S. 13th St.; Herrin, IL 62948.
For more information, or to sign the memorial guest register, visit www.hughesfuneralhomes.com.
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Linda Hinton
January 18, 2013
Uncle Tom was my favorite uncle, and will be dearly missed. His smile and quick wit will always be remembered, and his untimely passing will leave a hole in my heart forever. Love you, Uncle Tom! May the memories of a loving and noble life give the family some comfort in this difficult time. {{hugs}}
John & Roberta Ecker
January 16, 2013
Dearest Emily and family.... We are so very sorry to hear of Tom's passing. We are both so glad we had the chance to know him. He was such a nice & friendly man. Please know we send our thoughts & prayers and many hugs.
May God Bless you and your family.
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