William Loren “Bud” Evans was born May 22, 1932, and passed away on Jan. 3, 2022, after an extended battle with cancer.

Celebration of life memorial services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 at 11 a.m. in the Mossyrock Community Center located at 231 East State Street, Mossyrock, Washington.

Bud was born on Green Mountain in Lewis County and was the second of six children. He was preceded in death by his parents Ernest and Gertrude Evans, his son Tim Evans, his younger sisters Lorraine Evans and Carole Moore; and younger brother Leonard Evans.

Bud is survived by children: Annette Evans, Brian Evans, Brad Evans, Cindy Gibbons, Greg Evans and Dave Evans. He is also survived by sisters Ethel Keen and Sandra Osborne.

He was blessed with 16 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

At 17 years of age, Bud joined the Air Force and in 1952 he married Anita Kersch.

They started their family while living in Riffe and in the early 1960s moved to Aberdeen where they continued raising their seven children.

Bud worked as a timber faller on the Olympic Peninsula most of his career but also cut timber in Oregon, Alaska and a short time in Georgia. He was known as a tough hardworking man with little tolerance if you crossed him. When he retired, he moved back to Mossyrock where he enjoyed his garden and fruit trees. He always said he loved his occupation but he also enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing on his own boats and just being in the great outdoors.

He had an excellent recall of events and enjoyed sharing memories of his life.

He will be missed but not forgotten because he was indeed “One of a kind. “