Mary Jacquelyn Carlisle Evans

Mary Jacquelyn Carlisle Evans was called home by her Lord and Savior on February 17, 2024. Jackie was born on February 20, 1947, to Jack B. Carlisle and Virginia Dare Patterson Carlisle. After graduating from Ackerman High School, Jackie attended the University of Mississippi. At Ole Miss, Jackie met a handsome Naval ROTC cadet, who turned out to be the love of her life, and on December 19, 1969, Jackie married Steven Roy Evans. 

After Steve and Jackie both graduated from Ole Miss, Steve served in the US Navy, and the couple traveled around the United States. Early on, Steve promised Jackie that they would settle in the town of her choice, and once Steve retired as a Captain in the Navy, the couple moved to Blairsville, GA, where they bought their dream home. Jackie lived her remaining years surrounded by the beauty of Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Like her mother before her, Jackie loved nature and delighted in the beauty of Earth’s majesty. Jackie was a gifted artist who captured precision in faces, flowers, and scenery. Her talent originated as a portrait artist, and years later, she captured landscapes in paintings and photography. 

Jackie was preceded in death by her grandparents, Snowflake Bowie Patterson, William Fancher Patterson, Joseph Benjamin Carlisle, and Joanna Tomlinson Carlisle; her mother, Virginia Carlisle; her father, Jack Carlisle, and her sister, Virginia Ann Carlisle. She is survived by her husband, Steve; her two children, Christopher Scott Evans (Edie) andLeslie Carlisle Evans; her brother, William Thomas Carlisle (Vickki); two grandchildren, William Trotter Evans (21) and Silas Evan Trahan (10);and a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Mrs. Evans will be held at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS, on Monday, February 26, 2024 at 1:00 p.mVisitation will be held prior to service time beginning at 12:00 p.m.