James Daniel Evans

JAMES EVANS James Daniel Evans, age 50, of Jefferson City, Missouri, passed away from an extended low blood sugar reaction for an extended time, due to Juvenile Diabetes, type 1 on December 23, 2022 in Capital Region Medical Center. He was born October 8, 1972 at Still Hospital in Jefferson City, Missouri to David Myron and Ella Mae (Fry) Evans. James was a graduate of Morgan County R-II High School in the class of 1991. He was united in marriage in 1994, which culminated in divorce in 1997. He never recovered from the end of his marriage. Survivors include his parents, David and Ella Mae Evans of Versailles, Missouri; an aunt, Jean Henderson of Bonner Springs, Kansas; cousins, Charlene Webb of Bonner Springs, Kansas and Diana Harrington of Monroe, Oregon and a multitude of second cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Charles Norman and Geneva K. Fry and Naomi and Charles “Chuck” Davis; aunt, Barbara Prince and her husband of sixty-nine years Albert Prince. James was a welcome addition to the family at birth and loved by his parents very much. His paternal grandmother babysat him and loved him dearly. James used to watch for the school bus every morning from the time he could walk until he could go to school. He was so excited to go to school and ride that yellow bus. He loved to play with his Tonka trucks. When James had just turned eight, his dad went to hug him and noticed that he just didn’t feel right, thinner and bony. He was taken to the doctor the next morning and after persuasion, the doctor ran blood and urine tests and found it was diabetes, not the flu as the doctor said first. No one can imagine what a shock and chagrin that was. Something that you never can accept fully, or come to terms with. A likely death sentence for someone who wanted to be independent and live alone. James never got over the breakup of his marriage and turned to smoking cocaine as a crutch until he got a conservator to handle his finances. He had a cocaine caused stroke in early 2000, which left him disabled with a speech impediment and loss of dexterity in his left side. Services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles with Pastor Tobin Scott of Faith Lutheran Church of Jefferson City officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. No graveside services are planned. Burial will be in Laurel Oak Cemetery, Windsor, Missouri beside his paternal grandmother and behind his great-grandparents. Memorial contributions may be made to the University of Missouri for diabetes research. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.

James Daniel Evans

October 8, 1972 - December 23, 2022

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October 8, 1972 - December 23, 2022

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