April 20 is the birthdate of genealogy researcher, Delilah Evans. I am saddened to learn that she died on February 28, 2018. Obituary for Delilah Evans: Delilah Evans, 78, of Huntsville, AL passed away February 28, 2018. There was a graveside service Friday, March 2, 2018 at Highland Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers make donations to breast cancer awareness. http://www.pattersonfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Delilah-Evans/#!/Obituary As you look online at various [email protected] associated with Alabama & Georgia, you will note that Delilah made contributions over a period of many years. She shared information on individuals, towns, graveyards, history, etc. She was eager to assist others in their family research. She was willing to do look ups from her extensive library of reference books. She located and sent Death Certificates, newspaper articles, books, etc. by mail. Delilah was a wonderful genealogical support to my family, providing valuable information on my Alston, Fortson, Eiland [Hitchcock/King], Pruett, Thornton, Turman family lines. We enjoyed her friendship for many years. She blessed my life and that of many others. She shared info. on her father, Thomas Gordon Evans when he preached in Sheffield, Ala. "Tom Evans, a local minister, preached on WMSD (later WLAY)" She owned a postcard of the radio station tower which is regarded as a Historic Landmark by the Alabama Historical Society. It is featured on: "Remembering the Shoals The past is the present for future generations who do not know their history." https://rememberingtheshoals.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/this-is-a-1930s-photo-of-the-wmsd-radio-station-tower-located-in-sheffield-colbert-county-alabama/ "This is a 1930s photo of the WMSD radio station tower located in Sheffield, Colbert County, Alabama that mentions Tom Evans." In 2006, Delilah posted recollections on DEBORAH LEE EVANS, ending with: Acknowledgments: "None of us who are interested in our families’ journeys are without a debt of gratitude to the family historian, the storyteller and the researcher on whose prior work our version of history is based." These words are a fitting tribute to Delilah. Eugenia