Darla Jean Evans, 68, of Providence, KY passed away on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Baptist Health Madisonville.

She was born on September 24, 1949 in Mountain City, TN to the late Mary Brookie Sluder and Joseph Carl Sluder. Darla was employed with the Hopkins County Board of Education as a bus driver for twenty-five years. She enjoyed traveling with her sister and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of Providence Church of Christ.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters.

Survivors include her daughters, Michelle (Mitch) Lander of Hanson, KY and Amanda Brooke Jordan of Okinawa, Japan; son, Michael Simcox of Rabbit Ridge, KY; step-daughter, Susan (Gary) Ritchie of Damascus, VA; granddaughter, Kellie Lander of Beulah, KY; grandsons, Cody (Tyler) Lander of Earlington, KY, Keith Simcox, Brian Simcox both of Dalton, KY, Seth Ritchie of Damascus, VA and Evan Ritchie of Damascus, VA; two brothers; two sisters; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Mountain City Funeral Home 224 South Church St. Mountain City, TN with Tracy Dugger and James Chip Palmer officiating. Mountain City Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral service. Burial to follow at Blevins Cemetery in Shady Valley. Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville is in charge of the arrangements.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Thursday at Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville.

Memorial contributions may be made in Darla's memory to the Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center in Owensboro, KY or the Community Food Bank in Providence, KY.