Bryan Scott Evans

Bryan Scott Evans, age 51 of Acworth, passed away October 8, 2014. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, October 17 at 1 pm in the Chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta. The family will receive friends from 12 noon until the service and there will be a reception at the funeral home immediately following the service.

Bryan was conceived in Missouri, developed in Georgia and born in California. He lived in California, Guam, Michigan, back to California, the Philippines, New York, Florida and Georgia. With his many years of working for Georgia Western, he said he felt like he had lived in more states than that.

Bryan is survived by his parents, Steven and Kathryn Evans of West Plains, Missouri, one brother, Martin of Green Cove Springs, Florida, one nephew, Damen Evans of Jacksonville, Florida and the most important people in his life, three children- Megan, Sarah and Hunter of Acworth, Georgia.

One of Bryan’s many talents was his ability to fix most anything. When he was sixteen and leaning on his parents to get his first car, his father found an old Land Rover that had been parked in the weeds for several years and had a broken axle. Bryan said he would love to have that Land Rover as long as Dad found and paid for the parts. Dad said that’s a deal thinking it would take at least a year to get the thing running. In a matter of weeks, Bryan had overhauled the engine, the transmission, the electrical system and fixed the axle. Dad spent a lot of time and money finding the parts.

Bryan was a very good cook thanks to his mother insisting that both her son’s should know how. He liked to try new things and he and his father liked to compare notes on how to best grill almost anything.

Without any doubt, the biggest joy in his life was his children. In fact his whole social life evolved around Megan, Sarah and Hunter. He enjoyed all the activities he got to share with them and he loved them dearly.

Bryan was a quiet man and he was really bothered with confusion and strife. Things should be organized and in their proper place. He had very special relationships with his many pets through the years. They just plain loved him. Like all of us, he had his highs and lows but he lived a good life, much too short, but meaningful. He is now in a place we may not really understand but accept that God is with him. In fact, God may be asking him- “Hey Bryan, can you fix this?”

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Humane Society of Cobb County in Bryan's memory.