About Us
Evergreen Cremation Services is family-owned and operated in East Central Illinois. We built Evergreen to provide compassionate care and transparent pricing—without pressure and without surprises.
Proud to be
The People’s Choice
For Champaign-Urbana
Vince & Cheryl Sims
Justin & Heidi Blake
Les & Emily Cotton
-
President and Licensed Funeral Director
Vincent graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 1984 and has served central Illinois his entire career. He was married in 1985 and has 9 children. He enjoys motorcycling the USA and spoiling his grandchildren.
-
Chairman and Licensed UPCI Minister Financial Officer
Les and Emily are currently Senior Pastor at Apostolic Life in Urbana, IL. They have been serving since 2011. Emily graduated from Indiana Bible College and has worked in finance since 2011. They have 3 children, Brecklyn, Denver, and Lawson. They enjoy hiking and spending time outdoors together.
-
Funeral Director & Ceritified Crematory Operator
SecretaryJustin is a licensed funeral director with Evergreen and also certified as a crematory operator. Heidi is a secretary with Evergreen handling all things death certificates and permitting. They both graduated from Indiana Bible College in 2015 and were married. They are parents to 2 boys, Forest and Orson, and a girl, Rory. They enjoy being active and adventures in the outdoors together.