Reva Chastain

Canton - Reva Evans Chastain, born on April 3, 1929, died Saturday, October 16, 2004 at Laurels of Greentree Ridge in Asheville following a brief illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Haywood County and the daughter of the late Judson A. and Beulah Mason Evans. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gentry O. "Harold" Chastain who died in 1988; a brother, Albert M. Evans; a sister, Reba Evans Saunders and her stepmother, Sally Hendrix Evans. She was a nurse at Haywood Regional Medical Center for a number of years until her retirement. She was a member of West Canton Baptist Church and the Good Life Club. She is survived by a sister, Dorothy Evans Clark of Lenoir; several nieces and nephews and a special sister-in-law, Betty Evans of Canton. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 18, 2004 at West Canton Baptist Church with the Reverend James Huey and Reverend Wallace Britt officiating. Burial will follow at Pisgah View Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. prior to the services at the church. At other times, the family will be at 1140 Groundhog Road, Canton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Mountaineer/United Way of Haywood County Flood Relief Fund, P.O. Box 1139, Waynesville, NC 28786.

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