COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Together with the Evans family, Bob Evans Farms Inc. invites friends, family and customers to a celebration of Mr. Bob Evans's life on Saturday, July 7, 2007, at 2 p.m. at the Ohio State University's Mershon Auditorium, 1871 N. High St., in Columbus, Ohio. For more information please contact Jamie Chabra at the Bob Evans Corporate Office at 800-272-7675.
The program will include speeches from Clyde Evans, State Representative; Steve Davis, chairman and chief executive officer of Bob Evans Farms; Leslie Lilly, Director of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio; David Graham, chief of the Ohio Division of Wildlife; Harold Krueger, Mr. Evans's early business partner; Jim Helt, of the Ohio 4-H Foundation; and several other esteemed speakers.
In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family asks that donations be made to the Bob Evans Memorial Fund for Scholarships, payable to the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, P.O. Box 457 Nelsonville, Ohio, 45764. Sympathy cards for Jewell Evans and family can be mailed to the Bob Evans Farms Corporate Office, 3776 S. High St., Columbus, Ohio, 43207.
The company will share memories of Bob Evans on a legacy Web site at www.bobevans.com/legacy. Memories, stories and well wishes can be sent to memories@bobevans.com.
Bob Evans died Thursday, June 21, 2007, from complications of pneumonia at 12:30 p.m., at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Bob Evans retired as president of Bob Evans Farms on Dec. 31, 1986.
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. owns and operates full-service restaurants under the Bob Evans and Mimi's Cafe brand names. As of April 27, 2007, Bob Evans owned and operated 579 family restaurants in 18 states, primarily in the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the United States, while Mimi's Cafe owned and operated 115 casual restaurants located in 20 states, primarily in California and other western states. Bob Evans Farms, Inc. is also a leading producer and distributor of pork sausage and a variety of complementary homestyle convenience food items under the Bob Evans and Owens brand names. For more information about Bob Evans Farms, Inc., visit the company's Web site at www.bobevans.com.