The funeral took place on Friday, with speeches delivered by extended family and friends, major media outlets reported. This loss comes just six months after the death of Evans' brother Tony, compounding a series of family tragedies. In a social media post, Evans expressed her grief, writing that she was a mess and missed her brother on what would have been his 56th birthday.
She added that her father was cremated on Friday and none of his children were invited, with speeches made by extended family and friends. The reasons for the exclusion of Evans and her siblings from the funeral remain unclear, as does who organized the service and made that decision. The cause of David Evans' death has not been disclosed.
Bro…. I am a mess. I came here to wish you your first heavenly birthday, April 21st, 2026. You would have turned 56. I've spent hours looking at pictures to find the ones I think will most represent you and I have lost my mind. I miss you!! I miss you so much! I miss our daily talks and texts! How am I supposed to go on living without you? That's all. The girls miss you too - massively. You stood right up as a father figure to them and then suddenly you were gone. Please know this - they know how much you loved them. They really do. To everyone: grief sucks. Early loss sucks. We need to be nice to each other. Kindness is the only way. Bro - our Dad was cremated on Friday. None of his children were invited. Speeches were made by extended family and friends. I'm SO GLAD you didn't have to know that. So so glad. You are the most empathetic person I have ever met and that would have finished you. I will love you for ever and ever and ever. Sis.
Evans described her emotional state in another post, stating she was in a dark hole at the moment, according to major media. This personal turmoil coincides with legal developments; a judge recently renewed a domestic violence restraining order against Evans for five years, though the specific grounds for the order are unknown. Amid these challenges, Evans noted she went out for drinks with her cousin Steph this week, saying it was really great to talk about her father and brother with somebody who knew them.
The current relationship between Evans and the rest of her family is also uncertain.
Dear Dad, You left us on Friday. Only six months after the death of your beloved son Tony. Now all three of you are gone – you, Mum, Tony and it's just me and Phil from the OG family. I hope the three of you are together. I hope there is a place where we get to see the people we've lost and that the three of you are having a blast, free from pain and the worry and anxiety and sometimes pure hell of life on earth. I hope you know how much wisdom you passed on to me that I am now passing on to my girls. Your crazy maths problems, brain teasers, your brilliant anecdotes, encompassing both the respect you had for the incredibly high position you reached in the world of academia, and at times the absurdity of the whole system. You taught me to laugh. You taught me that there is humor in almost anything. You taught me to play the piano. You taught me not to care what people thought because 'if you do A, they'll say you should have done B. And if you do B they'll say you should have done A'. That stayed with me forever. Godspeed, Dad. Give Mum and Tone the biggest hug from me. David Vincent Evans 27th October 1940. – 13th March 2026 RIP.
Was really great to be able to talk about my Dad and my brother with somebody who really knew them. Love you so much Steph. I just wanted to post because yes - I am in a bit of a dark hole at the moment but holy smokes - your messages have completely blown me away. I am so grateful, so humbled, so -almost speechless, really, by your kind and beautiful words. I just want everyone who messaged me to please know that your words meant THE WORLD to me and have really helped me through the horror of these past six months. The girls and I are quite isolated from family and we've taken so many blows… please know how much I love my instagram family who DM'd me and those who texted and emailed me even though we haven't been in contact recently. I feel so lucky. Honestly, you are all getting us through it and I will