Obituaries

David L. "Corkey" Evans

Arrangements by the Schellhaas Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc. West View.

David L. "Corkey" Evans, 60, of West View, died Sunday Oct. 9, 2011.

Born in Altoona, PA Sept. 4, 1951, Evans is the son of Edwin and Alice Burtnett of Boca Raton, Fl.

He is survived by his daughter Kaelin Mae Evans, who is currently serving in the U.S. Navy, and her mother Janet Strombaugh Kotchey and her husband and Evans' best friend Steve Kotchey. He is the brother of Terry Evans and his family of Bristol TN, Bob Evans and his family of Harrisburg, PA, Brenda Weber and her family of Boca Raton, FL and Nancy Burtnett of Boca Raton, FL.

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Evans professed his faith in Jesus Christ as his Savior at the age of 12. He spent his entire adult life in Pittsburgh after graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps and proudly defended the cause of freedom in Vietnam.

He worked at Trinity Industries until they closed. He then served at the Haven Personal Care Home and worked part time at Target.

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Arrangements by the West View. Please pay tribute at www.schellhaasfh.com.


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