Son of Nellie Kerns and George Evans, Russell Evans was born in 1904 in White City, Kansas. In 1918, the family moved to Solomon from New Cambria, where his father operated a grocery store. He worked for the Bucher Sand Co. at Solomon and Harper, until he was called to serve in the U.S. Army Air Force from May 6, 1942 to June 9, 1943, as a cook, having attained the rank of Sergeant. Know to everyone as BUSS, he was a kind and friendly person and always had a joke to share with many friends. He was the Owner-Operator of Sand Truck for 22 years. He was married to Henrietta Catherine “Kate” Wolfe Evans. Courtesy findagrave.com, fold3.com