Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-10
MRS. CAROLINE HILL EVANS
 
 fs, After a Life of Love, Happiness and Good Deeds
 
 ~ ss GOES TO HER JUST REWARD
 .-s ..-. ssal Brmngham's Honored Executive Mourns the Loss of His Beloved Wfe-five ChiIdren@ Gr.vee Over the Loss of True Mother.
GOES TO HER JUST REWARD

Mrs. Caroline Hill Evans, wife of Mayor Frank V. Evans, died at his res- idence in this city. corner of Seventh ave- nue and Twenty-fourth street, at 1925 a. m.. April g. Mrs. Evans was born and educated in Georgia. and was marpied4to Frank V. Evans, then of Albany. Ga. and resided there with him for several years before they came to Birmingham.
 Mrs Evans was the mother of five chill dren, Frank A.. Addie Hill, John T., George and Callie Louise, all of whom survive her. She had two bro. hers, Capt. Joseph H. and MT. George T. Hill, both of whom will attend her funeral.
 For nearly twenty years Mir. and Mrs. Evans have resided on the block where she died, and her name and person have been part and parcel of that neighbor- hood. She made friends at once, and has held every one she made, until her circle was both wide and strong, and among them are many 70 whom she had done good deeds and hundreds to whom she had given aid or comfort in times or trlal or distress.
 Mrs, Evans was small of stature and delicate by nature, but she had great en- ergy and an endless and enthusiastic good humor thar attracted the young and charmed the old. She was cheerful, witty and companionable to an unusual degree. She inherited a fine intellect and had cultivated it very thoroug ghly..s sshei was one of the Hills of Georgia, a family distinguished for brains, and she was the equal of any. Wf,hal, she was so modest, so retiring and unselfish that to appre-. cate her fully required years of acquaint- ance. -
 The strongest point in Mrs. Evans in- tellectual life was her correct and al- most unerring judgment. She had that faculty of knowing intuitively the right side of a question, the right policy to pursue, the proper course of conduct. when the premises were given her. This made her a good counsellor and she was sought by many in their private affairs, and she was always wise and helpful.
 In all na ture is nothing so dtstressing-- nothing that so reaches every i, living must die; we look for if, and its coming awakenS no horror, but to see a mo. her with her little ones around her. so need ing her love and hourly care cut off in the busy years of her life, makes all stop and mourn. The world stands in the presence of motherhood with uplifted hat, and the world feels that touch of nature which makes the whole world kin when good mother dies.
 Few women attain the high place in womanhood attained by Mrs. Evans. She was unselfish, earnest and helpful and so devotedly attached to her home and fam fly that she gave up her whole life to those who dwelt within her gates, or cam within the circle of her influence. In the highest and broades. sense she was a Christian. Her Christianity. like that of Jesus, consisted of good deeds, good words and works. Her charity knew no race or creed. and her religion was not hampered by sect, though she was de- voted to her own church.
 A good woman has gone from mong us and Birmingham takes part in the, grief of it's honored executive who has served the city for so many years as alderman, city clerk, city treasurer and mayor.
 Mrs. Evans will be buried Sunday. at the beginning of Holy Week. an appro- priate time for the funeral of one so pure and nnrfect