Evans Jr., L.D. "Jake" Graveside services for L.D. "Jake" Evans Jr., 88, formerly of Longview, will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 3, 2007, at Memory Park Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Turner officiating. Arrangements are by Welch Funeral Home. Mr. Evans died December 31, 2006, in Mission. Born September 17, 1918, in Longview, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked for Sun Oil Co. for 39 years. Survivors include his wife, Frances Virginia Blalock Evans. An online registry may be signed at www.news-journal.com, by clicking on the obituaries link. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 1/2/2007.