Hilary "Bud" H. Evers, Jr.

Hilary “Bud” H. Evers, Jr.-North Charleston Hilary “Bud” H. Evers, Jr., 90, of North Charleston, widower of Mary Ellen Moulton Evers, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at his residence. Family and friends are invited to attend his Funeral Mass on Friday, March 28, 2014 at 9 o’clock at St. John the Beloved Catholic Church, 28 Sumter Avenue, Summerville. Burial will be private. Mr. Evers was born April 21, 1923 in Cincinnati, OH, son of the late Hilary H. Evers, Sr. and Adelaide Ruhe Evers. He attended Marmion Military Academy and graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1939 and attended the University of Cincinnati. He enlisted in the Armed Forces in January, 1942. He served with the 91st Bomb Group 401st Squadron of the US Army 8th Air Force as the pilot for two tours flying seventy two combat missions and participating in such historic battles as the Schweinfurt missions and the first Berlin bombings. He entered the Army as a Lieutenant and achieved the rank of Major. Upon his release from the Armed Forces he went to work for the Buckeye Savings and Loan, where he was instrumental in building hundreds of homes in the Cincinnati area. He was named president of Buckeye in 1964. Mr. Evers organized and was president of the Ohio Valley Financial Corporation, a holding company that among other achievements built the first ever on line computer banking system in 1967. He moved on to organize and operate Evers Incorporated as an international finance firm. He retired from business in 1980 and moved to Hilton Head, SC. Bud was a member of Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Mt. Washington. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Lions Club, and the Cincinnati Athletic Club. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a sponsor of Junior Achievement and was the historian for the 8th Air Force Association, a labor of love, where he tracked down every airman who was lost from the 8th Air Force in World War II, how they died and their final resting place. He was a member of St. John the Beloved Catholic Church. Survivors include his children, Hilary, Sara, Margret, Jane and Molly, ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He is predeceased by his wife of fifty five years, Mary Ellen Moulton Evers, sisters; Mary Adelaide Kammer, Audrey Evers Pugh, brothers; Bill, Donald, John and Joseph and his daughter Susan. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com. ARRANGEMENTS BY JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, 303 S. MAIN STREET, SUMMERVILLE, SC 29483, (843) 873-4040

Hilary "Bud" H. Evers, Jr.

April 21, 1923 - March 22, 2014