Memphis Housing Authority honors Orvilla Evans with memorial bench dedication service

Photos of the late Orvilla Evans are scattered throughout the Memphis Housing Authority lobby during a memorial bench dedication service Thursday, Feb. 27. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner

Memphis Housing Authority Executive Director Josh Talley unveils a bench, honoring the late Orvilla Evans, who served a 20-year tenure on the Memphis Housing Board of Commissioners, Thursday, Feb. 27.

Guests gather following a memorial bench dedication service honoring the late Orvilla Evans Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Memphis Housing Authority.

Refreshments, including punch, crackers, fruits, vegetables, desserts and more, were offered following a memorial bench dedication service for Ovilla Evans Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Memphis Housing Authority.