Memphis Housing Authority honors legacy of Orvilla Evans with memorial bench dedication service
Memphis Housing Authority Board Members, as well as family and friends of the late Orvilla Evans, join for a memorial bench dedication service, honoring Evans, who served a 20-year tenure on the Memphis Housing Board of Commissioners, Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Memphis Housing Authority. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner
MEMPHIS — The Memphis Housing Authority recently unveiled a bench, honoring the late Orvilla Evans, during a memorial bench dedication service Thursday, Feb. 27.
“I’m so proud to be able to do this,” Memphis Housing Authority Executive Director Josh Talley said.“She was very supportive, and she helped me make a career out of something that I really thought was just a stop.”