Marianne Evans, age 60 of Troy, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2015 in the Hospice Unit of Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy.  She was born on July 30, 1955 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to John and Joan (Gabbard) Sayers.

She married her beloved husband Kenneth Evans on May 26, 1973, and he survives. Other survivors include son and former daughter-in-law Scott Evans and Anita Adams of Troy, and grandchildren Alyson and Dylan Evans, mother Joan Sayers of Troy, two brothers and sisters-in-law David and Rebecca Sayers of Maineville, and Scott and Jennifer Sayers of Laura.

Marianne is preceded in death by her father, John Sayers, and son Nicholas Evans, who passed away on April 19, 2015.

She was a 1973 graduate of Troy High School, as well as a graduate of Miami Jacobs Junior College, and Sinclair Community College. Marianne was a retired deputy from the Recorder's Office of Miami County, where she worked for 27 years. She loved reading and boating.

A Funeral Service will be held 11AM Monday, November 30, 2015 at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, 1124 W. Main St., Troy, where friends may call an hour prior. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Troy.

Contributions may be made Hospice of Miami County, PO Box 502, Troy, OH 45373.