Former county magistrate Terry L. Evans, 77, of Paris died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville following a short illness. He was of the Christian faith and had attended West Paris Baptist Church and VanDyke Church of Christ. Evans was born in the Old 23rd District of Henry County near Big Sandy, but lived most of his life in the VanDyke community, and for 20 years served as a county commissioner in that district. He also served on various other community leadership committees, was a youth baseball coach and umpire and was formerly president of the Henry County Youth Baseball League. He retired in 2006 from Spinks Clay Co., where had worked at its headquarters in Routon since the 1965, serving for a time as the companys controller. Surviving are his two sons, Chris (Allison) Evans of Marion, Ky., and Bob (Donna) Evans of Paris; grandchildren, Adam Evans of Paris; Meredith Evans of Bowling Green, Ky., and Benjamin and Elliot Evans of Marion, Ky.; a sister, Velva Perry of Knoxville and a brother, Dale Evans of Paris. He was preceded in death by his wife Carol Holcomb Evans; and his parents, Pauline Evans Dolan and Kermit Evans; and brothers, Billy Joe and Jerry Evans. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday at McEvoy Funeral Home in Paris. Visitation will begin at noon. A private burial will be held at a later time at Bevil Cemetery on the Old McKenzie Highway. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to: St. Jude Childrens Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105-9959 or the Alzheimers Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave, 16th floor, New York, NY 10001. Visitation McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. Sunday, September 15, 2019 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 507 West Washington Street Paris, Tennessee 38242 Funeral Service McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. Sunday, September 15, 2019 2:00 PM 507 West Washington Street Paris, Tennessee 38242