Cynthia Evans - Obituary

ynthia Anquenette Evans was born in Gulfport, Mississippi on October 2, 1945. She was the 10th child out of 14 children (13 girls and 1 boy) born to the late Thomas Benton Evans, Jr. and the late Gladys Weeks Evans. Cynthia was the youngest child for five years. She attended Turkey Creek Elementary School and graduated from North Gulfport High School. She sang in the choir, played bells in the band, and played the piano. She was accepted into Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana and North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. She decided to attend North Carolina Central University for college and received her Bachelor of Science degree in biology and chemistry. Her first research job was at Chapel Hill Hospital and later she did research at Duke University. Both institutions are located in North Carolina. She later joined her sister Constance (Connie) in Washington, DC. She was hired by Howard University in the Sickle Cell Department and held various other research jobs there. After a few years in DC, Cynthia returned to Gulfport, Mississippi to care for her mother and later moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. In New Orleans, she was hired by Southern University in New Orleans. After living in New Orleans for a few years, she returned to Washington, DC and started working at Howard University again. She was a curator at Howard until her retirement. Her calling from God was to form a music ministry to bless others through song. She sang throughout the Washington, DC metro area and in Baltimore, Maryland. She also traveled to Pennsylvania with her music ministry. She made many musical tapes and distributed them in various places where she sang. Cynthia was a warm, considerate, and caring person. She was the type of person to give you her last dime and not ask for anything in return. She lived by the adage "honesty is the best policy" and thoroughly believed that you should treat people the way you would like to be treated. This was a way of life for her. Cynthia is survived by her wonderful and beloved son Shercohn D. Evans and grandson Isaiah Strattonbey. She is also survived by her nine sisters Lettie Evans Caldwell, Shirley Evans Pleasure, Joycelyn Evans Byrd, Gloria Evans Allen, Sandra Evans Reese, Constance Evans Doughty, Wanda Evans Payano, Daffena Evans Hamilton, and Stephne Evans Williams. She also leaves to cherish her memory a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, additional family, and friends. Her granddaughter Brianna Strattonbey preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents Thomas Benton Evans, Jr., Gladys Weeks Evans, her sisters Jacqueline Evans, Doris Evans West, Angela Evans Hinton, and her brother Thomas Benton Evans, III. She was a long time member of United Methodist Church of the Redeemer. Flow Counseling Ministries and past member of Holy Congressional Church. Saturday, December 27, 2014 was the end of Cynthia's life here on earth. However, it was also the beginning of something beautiful and new for her where she is certainly smiling and singing. Congratulations, Cynthia! Well done, good and faithful servant of God. May heaven shine upon you and may God, with his infinite grace and mercy, bless and keep you. Relatives and friends are invited to Cynthia's Life Celebration on Thursday, January 15, 2015 from 11 am until time of service at 12 noon at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill MD. Interment private. Please leave your thoughts and memories of Cynthia by signing the guestbook located above.