Shirley J. Evans, 71, of Somerset , Kentucky , passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Somerset Nursing & Rehabilitation.  

She was born in Fleming County , Kentucky on September 28, 1940, daughter of the late Jessie Coleman and Leila Gertrude Vice Evans.  She was a homemaker.

She is survived by three sisters, Juanita & (Edward F.) Tapper of Kutztown , PA , Elizabeth M. Wells of Stanford, KY and Amaryllis Rose Day of Mayberry , NC .

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM Friday, January 27, 2012 at Morris & Hislope Funeral Home.

A graveside service will be held at Elizaville Cemetery in Fleming County, Kentucky at 3 PM Saturday, January 28, 2012 with Bro. David Grambrel officiating. 

Burial will be in Elizaville Cemetery .