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Submitted: 4/23/21 • Approved: 4/23/21 • Last Updated: 4/26/21 • R1371235-G0-S3
March 21, 1937 - April 23, 2020
*Obituary
Robert Neil Evans, 83, of Murfreesboro, Arkansas, passed away in his home on Thursday, April 23, 2020.
Robert was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on March 21, 1937, to the late Vance and Rubye Jones Evans.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Betty Smithson Evans, a sister-in-law June Payne, and two brothers-in-law, H.J. Payne and Jerry Yeargan.
Robert was a graduate of Murfreesboro High School. He attended Henderson State Teachers College and the University of Arkansas before he graduated from pharmacy school. Robert later obtained a PharmD from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Pharmacy. After graduation, he worked with his father in the family’s drugstore, Peoples Pharmacy, and later his wife and son, Rob, until his retirement in 2002. He was on the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy for ten years, serving one term as President. He was also former President of the Arkansas Pharmacy Association, actively on the board of directors of Diamond Bank and the Murfreesboro Water Commission. Robert was an avid golfer and finally shot his age at 73. He enjoyed quail hunting and especially spending time doing anything with his children and grandchildren. He was a member of the Mineral Springs Church of Christ.
The family will have a private burial service. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Southern Christian Home, 100 W. Harding Street, Morrilton, Arkansas 72110; Mineral Springs Church of Christ, 318 Bridgeman Drive, Mineral Springs, Arkansas 71851; or Kelley Cemetery c/o Minor Chaney, 1018 Nathan Road, Nashville, Arkansas 71852.
Contributed on 4/23/21 by MryAl8
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