Funeral services for Clifford Donald "Cliff" Evans, 71, of rural Adams County, ND will be Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Hettinger, ND. Rev. Paul Lint will officiate and burial will follow at the Hettinger Cemetery. Visitations will be from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger and one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday morning.

Clifford Donald Evans was born in The Dalles, OR on December 17, 1940 to Clarence Vernon "Vern" and Flora (Braught) Evans. He moved back to North Dakota with his parents in 1945. At a young age he worked with his parents on the farm in Gilstrap Township, ND. Cliff attended Gilstrap and Paranto rural Schools.

Cliff was united in marriage to Geraldine "Jean" Randall on November 27, 1964. They farmed and ranched with his parents for a short time until moving to Hettinger, ND where he worked at the packing plant owned by Bill Merwin, caring for cattle. In the fall of 1966 Cliff and Jean moved back to the ranch and Cliff bought the ranch operation in 1971 where he continued living until his death on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the age of 71.

Cliff liked mechanic and carpentry work and also enjoyed playing cards with relatives and neighbors. They spent a lot of time going to dances with friends. He also enjoyed visiting and spending time with his family and friends.

Their son Donald became more active in the ranching operations after graduating from college in 1986. In recent years Cliff started turning the ranching operation over to Donald and leased out the hay and pasture land to neighbors. Whenever needed, Cliff would assist neighbors with their ranching operations and his skills will be greatly missed.

Cliff passed away at the St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, ND on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012.

He is survived by his wife, Geraldine "Jean" and their four sons, Clyde, of Bismarck, ND, Donald, of Lemmon, SD, Leo, of Bismarck, ND and Lynn, of Bowman, ND; his sister, Vi (George) Kostelecky, of Lemmon, SD and numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends. Cliff was preceded in death by his parents and one son, David in 1971.