Houston Evans

Wayland Houston Evans, 83, of Batesville, Texas passed away Monday, the 28th of November in San Antonio. Houston was born on January 6, 1933 to George Noyes Evans, Sr. and Doris Houston Evans.\r\n\r\nHouston is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 67 years, Jeannie S. Evans of Oklahoma.\r\n \r\nHe is the great-grandson of James Dunn Houston of Gonzales, one of Texas's early Trail Drivers and cattleman, and Dora Chenault Houston. George Littlefield Houston and Alice Thompson Houston of Gonzales were Houston's grandparents as were Col. George Washington Evans of Illinois and his wife Eliza Jeanette Noyes Evans. His ancestry traces back to Mayflower Compact signer John Howland and his wife Elizabeth Tilley.\r\n\r\nHouston's father, George Noyes Evans Sr., was raised on the Charles Noyes Ranch at Von Army near Somerset, as was Houston and his siblings Noyes Evans and Alice Evans Downie. San Antonio Academy and Texas Military Institute were private schools that Houston attended.\r\n\r\nFollowing in the footsteps of his ranchman ancestors in Uvalde County, Houston also ranched in Uvalde County, Marfa and Bandera. During the prime of his rodeo days at a young age, his passion in the rodeo arena was calf roping and quickly became single steer roping as he traveled the rodeo circuit becoming a PRCA Gold Card Member. Several of his rodeo accomplishments were winning the Lovington, New Mexico steer tripping and winning the team roping at the Belton, TX PRCA rodeo with his son Jim Houston, who was the age of 14 at the time. Houston was a proud member of the TSCRA and Lifetime member of the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.\r\n\r\nHouston is preceded in death by his two sons, James Dunn Houston Evans and Jim Houston Evans. \r\n\r\nHouston and Jeannie's grandson, Dee Evans, and wife Haley, are parents of Dylan. Their grandson Cole Evans and wife Megan, are the parents of Dunn and Ella.\r\n\r\nHouston's daughter Jan, and her husband J.P. Smith are parents to Justin, his wife Angelia, Jody and his wife Dana, and Jacey and her husband Nic. Their grandchildren are Kaydence, Jackson, Cooper, Berkley, and Brady. \r\n\r\nAlso, surviving Houston is his daughter Jean, grand-daughter Haley and husband Clint Greenough. \r\n\r\nPallbearers are Frank Montague, Steel Montague, Todd Whitewood, Codie Rainey, Clint Singleton, and Mitch Waltisperger. \r\n\r\nHonorary Pallbearers are Bob Lowe, Dr. John Meyer, Dr. Howard Ponish, and John Sullivan.\r\n\r\nVisitation on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 5-7 pm at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Bandera.\r\n \r\nRosary on Friday, December 2, 2016 at 10 am at the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Bandera.\r\n\r\nFuneral on Friday at 10:30 am at the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Bandera with Father George Montague officiatiating. \r\n\r\nIn lieu of flowers the family asks that you make donations to the West Texas Boys Ranch.\r\n \r\n