Walter Ted Evans, 93, of Gruver, Texas passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026 in Spearman, Texas. Viewing will be Sunday, May 17, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Monday, May 18, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Spearman, Texas. Ted’s graveside service will be held Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Gruver Cemetery in Gruver, Texas. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home, Inc. of Spearman, Texas.

Ted was born on December 22, 1932 in Amarillo, Texas at Northwest Texas Hospital to Arthur William and Margaret Josephine (Hart) Evans. The family wholesaled for Phillips 66 at Sluder-Evans Oil Company and farmed in the area. Ted graduated from Gruver High School in 1951. He attended Texas Tech University from September of 1951 to May of 1955 and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Engineering.

In 1953, Ted met the love of his life, Louise Evans, while he was attending Texas Tech University. They married on June 7, 1953 in the Woodrow Baptist Church and moved to Gruver in February of 1956. They moved to their home on Cluck Street in June of that year. Ted farmed and worked for Sluder-Evans Oil Company. He bought out his father’s part of the company in 1970 and his partner, Ernest Sluder’s in 1980. Ted’s wife, Louise, started working as the company’s bookkeeper in 1980. Ted sold the business and retired on December 31, 1998.

Ted and Louise had four children. He was an active member of the Gruver Methodist Church where he sang in the choir and was the church treasurer. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. After retirement, he was a volunteer at the Open Door. Ted loved to collect coins. He loved to travel and to visit with friends and family. He loved when the house was full of kids and grandkids.

Ted was preceded in death by his parents,  Arthur William and Margaret Josephine Evans, his wife, Louise, and a daughter, Sharon Diana Evans Rosser.

He is survived by his brother, William Gary and wife, Nelle; three sons, Walter David Evans and his wife Nancy of Grand Prairie, Texas, Michael Gene Evans and his wife, Marla, of Amarillo, Texas, and Timothy Arthur Evans and his wife, Leslie, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. His grandchildren are Walter Dean Evans, Milton Gregory Evans and his wife Sarah, Joy Lea Evans, Pamela Jean Qualls and her husband, Jeremy, Jessica Evans, Jennifer Kessler and her husband, Troy, Jason Evans and his wife, Rayanne, Austin Evans, and Leslie Macias and her husband, Ian; as well as numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be to Hansford Hospice, 707 S. Roland St., Spearman, Texas, 79081; or Gruver Methodist Church, 506 E Broadway St, Gruver, Texas, 79040.