Sue Newton Evans

Mrs. Willie Sue Newton Evans, 82, of 134 Oak Street, Hartwell, died Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at Rainey Hospice House, Anderson, SC.

Born on August 20, 1928 in Elberton, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Newton and Hattie Shiflet Newton. She was a retired seamstress for the Hartwell Company and a member of the Mt. Olivet Church of God.

She is survived by three sons: Tommy D. Evans of Hartwell, H. Dunbar Evans of Hartwell, and Kim Lamar Evans of Hartwell; three daughters: Sylvia Motes of Hartwell, Judy Alewine of Hartwell, Martha Turman of Elberton; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and 5 great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Evans was preceded in death by her parents; her husband: Howard C. Evans; and one daughter: Susan Jane Dove.

Funeral services will be Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of the Strickland Funeral Home with Mr. Fred Greenway and Rev. Wayne Durden officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Garden of Prayer.

The body is at the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday night. The family is at their respective homes.

The Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell, www.stricklandfh.com