Charles Lucas Evans
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Charles Lucas Evans, age 23, of Du Quoin, Ill., formerly of Vergennes, Ill., passed away, in his parents' home surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 11:24 p.m. from injuries he sustained as the result of a car accident on Sept. 20, 2011.
Lucas was born on March 14, 1989 in Du Quoin, Ill., a son to Charles and Sherida (Boggis) Evans. He married April Brooks of Vergennes, Ill. on June 25, 2011 and she survives. Lucas was a May 2011 graduate of the SIU College of Engineering. After graduation, he joined the family business, DMS Welding and Machine. He was a member of the United Pentecostal Church of Du Quoin, Ill., where he and April served as Youth Leaders and was a volunteer fireman for the Vergennes Fire Department for a short time. Lucas was a loving and fun husband, son and uncle and will be greatly missed by those who knew him.
Lucas is survived by his wife, April Evans of Du Quoin, Ill.; parents, Chuck and Sherry Evans, of Vergennes, Ill.; two sisters, Courtney Evans of Lake St. Louis, Mo. and Jaymee (Rick) McKinnies of Du Quoin, Ill.; nephew and niece, Brayden and Aubrey McKinnies of Du Quoin, Ill.; grandparents, Carolyn Evans of Vergennes, Ill., Nila Tanner of Carbondale, Ill., and Richard and Lennis Boggis of Tucson, Ariz. and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Charles C. Evans.
Funeral services were held at the United Pentecostal Church, Du Quoin, Ill. on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. with Reverend Dan McKinnies, Reverend C.L. McKinnies, and Reverend Steven D. Evans officiating. Interment was in Parrish Cemetery, Vergennes, Ill.
Friends called at United Pentecostal Church, Du Quoin, Ill. on Saturday, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.
Memorials may be made to the United Pentecostal Church Youth Department or the Education Assistance Fund for April Evans.
Pyatt Funeral Home, Du Quoin, Ill. was in charge of the arrangements.
For more information or to sign an online guest register, please visit www.pyattfuneralhome.com.