Corrected and updated May 13, 2017
Navy veteran, farmer, started Evans Farm in Still River
Bud Evans. (Courtesy photo)
Gordon “Bud” Herbert Evans, 90, of Still River, died Monday, May 8, 2017, at Life Care Center in Acton.
Born April 4, 1927, in Concord to Lillian Evans Ryan and Herbert Evans, Bud lived in Ayer for much of his life. As a young man, Bud was in the Navy. After returning home, he had various jobs, including working at the grain store, J. P. Sullivan & Company, and Feltus Pontiac, all in Ayer. He met his future wife, Marion Feltus, at her father’s Pontiac dealership. They were married in 1954. Shortly thereafter, Bud started his own excavating business.
In 1970, Bud and Marion started Evans Farm in Still River. Working side by side together with their children Kim and Scott, they farmed their property and ran a vegetable stand. In later years, they opened a pick-your-own pumpkin business that included the sale of autumn vegetables, sunflowers, raspberries, corn, squash, and more.
Bud will be remembered for his work ethic, resourcefulness, ingenuity, and amazing talent to build, weld, fix, and operate all kinds of vehicles, ranging from farm machinery to heavy equipment. He was devoted to his family.
Bud was predeceased by his wife, Marion, who died in 2014. He was also predeceased by his siblings: sister Reba Dancause (and her husband George), sister Frederika Bice, brother Sherman Evans, and half-brother Bill Evans. Bud leaves his daughter, Kim Becker, of Ayer, and her husband, Doug; his son, Scott Evans, of Harvard, and his wife, Allison; and his six grandchildren, Rick, Ellie, Nicholas, Gwyneth, Wyatt, and Morgan.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 10, at 2:00 p.m. at the Great Hall on the second floor of the Ayer Town Hall. A reception with light refreshments will follow in the hall after the service. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to support the residents’ fund at Life Care Center of Acton, 1 Great Road, Acton MA, 01720, c/o business office. Please make a memo “donation in memory of Gordon Evans.”
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected and updated. In the original article, the year of death was incorrectly stated as 2016.
