PORTSMOUTH- Minister Beatrice Mae Evans-Spotwood, 80, passed away on February 2, 2018. She was born in Philadelphia, PA to the late Walter and Elmira Lockett. She served as a minister at Olive Branch Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, Beatrice was predeceased by her husband, James Garfield Evans, Jr. She is survived by her sons, James Garfield Evans, III and his wife Sheila, and Terrance Lee Evans and his wife Helen; four brothers; five sisters; nine grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 10, at Olive Branch Baptist Church, 2608 Airline Blvd., Portsmouth, followed immediately by a funeral service at the church at 11:00 a.m. Condolences may be registered at BWFosterFuneralHome.com.