Boycene “Pokey” Evans Tinsley, 1939-2021

Posted Wednesday, April 21, 2021 10:51 pm

Services for Boycene “Pokey” Evans Tinsley, 81, of Alba were held at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 18, 2021, at Lighthouse Baptist Church, Alba, with Bro. Jim Parker officiating.

Interment will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Alba.

Mrs. Tinsley passed away April 15, 2021 at her residence in Alba. She was born May 11, 1939 in Alba to Tolvie Boyce and Kathleen Galyean Evans. She married Thomas Olson Tinsley in Tyler on Sept. 5, 1964. She moved from Dallas to Alba in 1996. Boycene retired from Southwestern Bell after 32 years of service. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 39 years, Thomas Tinsley; brother, Thomas Edward Evans; and nephew, Glenn Evans.

Survivors include her sister, Bettye Brown and husband Bob of Lake Dallas; one nephew; two nieces; and numerous other relatives and friends.

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