Mary Arlene Evans, 82, died on November 17, 2011 at her residence. Visitation will be November 21, 2011 from 4-8 p.m at the Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram and Tuesday from 12-1:00 p.m. Services will be at the funeral home chapel on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park.\ \ Mrs. Evans was a bookkeeper for White Realty. She loved to garden in her spare time. \ \ She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, B.F. Evans. She is survived by her two daughters; Jeanie (Durwood) Blanks of Spring Hill, TN and Patricia Lynn (David) King of Terry, MS; Sisters, Ellie Ree Elmore of Richland and Mavis Cliett of Flowood; and four grandchildren. \