Funeral services were held on 04/07/2023 at Christ Ministry Center with a burial following at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.
Evena Metelus was born on June 11, 1994, in Les Cayes in Southern Haiti, in the second section of Fond Fred around Nikola. She attended Saint Jean-Baptiste Episcopal School for her primary schooling followed by College Espoir in Castel Paix, Haiti.
Evena left Haiti on April 19, 2017, to go to Chile where she met Winchelson Etienne in 2019. Evena left Chile for Mexico on September 7, 2021, and arrived on October 22, 2021. She later arrived in the United States on January 19, 2022, and immediately began an affiliation with the Haitian Methodist Church in San Diego where she became part of a big family.
Evena and Winchelson married on March 13, 2022. From this union came their little girl, Winchise Etienne. Evena was the oldest girl in the family. She was adored by her family and spoiled by her older brothers and her many aunts, uncles and other relatives.
Evena passed on March 20, 2023.
