Old Soldiers Never Die

The Legacy of W.A. Evans

By: Marlene R. Evans-Askew

Narrated by: T.J. Pryor-Wells

Rev. Wallace A. Evans is my grandfather who lived to be 100 years old. He was born August 22nd, 1884, and he died November 29th, 1984. My grandfather was a man among men. I have come to realize he will live on in all of us. If I were to sum up his life in a song it would be, “I’m a Soldier in the Army of the Lord.” It is an honor to be labeled a soldier in the Lord’s army. It’s an even greater honor if your journey lasts 100 years.

His dedicated life has left a profound impartation upon mine. It has been a great pleasure and honor to write about him. Old soldiers don’t die, they just fade away, is both a poetic and prophetic way to sum up my grandfather’s inspiring life.

©2021 Marlene R. Evans-Askew (P)2021 Marlene R. Evans-Askew

People other than professional soldiers are soldiers.

The coverage was historically fascinating. Family focused. The hundred years included multiple generations. Religious orientation.