Local hometown communities have always been close to our heart because our founder, D.L. Evans, was born and raised in a community that cherished local businesses and people. With a bright, energetic, and pioneering entrepreneurial spirit, D.L. Evans and his brother L.L. Evans formed a close family partnership that led to the development of two Evans Cooperative Mercantile Stores—in Malad City and American Falls—several ranches and farms, and investments in thirteen pioneer Idaho and Utah banks. Capitalized with just $25,000, D.L. Evans Bank was established in 1904, with D.L. Evans as president and L.L. Evans serving on the board of directors. Their public-spirited nature and dedication to community service, exemplified by their early leadership roles in the Idaho Legislature, live on today through our core value: Commitment to Community.
A History of D.L. Evans Bank
1822
Winnefred (Gwen) Lloyd Roberts Evans is born on November 13 to John and Catherine Griffiths Lloyd.
1850
Gwen embarks on a journey from Wales to the United States with her husband Daniel L. Roberts and their four children. Cholera outbreak on the Mississippi River claims the lives of Daniel L. Roberts and their son William.
1852
Gwen arrives in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, and marries David Rees Evans on July 8.
1853
Gwen and David Rees Evans birth five boys, David Lloyd, Charles Rees, Lorenzo Lloyd, Frank, and Samuel.
1861
David Rees Evans dies on January 3, and their two youngest children, Frank and Samuel, also die on the same day three years later.
1871
The Evans family moves to Malad Valley, Idaho, and Gwen homesteads 160 acres of land.
1904
D.L. Evans bank is founded on September 15 in Albion, Idaho, by David Lloyd Evans and a group of southern Idaho businessmen.
1907
Winnefred (Gwen) Lloyd Roberts Evans dies in Malad at eighty-seven years old.
1910
D.L. Evans bank moves to a two-story stone building in Albion.
1930s
The Great Depression closes most banks but D.L. Evans Bank survives.
1970
The Albion branch of D.L. Evans Bank moves to it's current location in a modern building on Market and Main Street.
1976
Don S. Evans Sr. becomes Chairman of the Board of D.L. Evans Bank, serving until his passing in April 2016.
1979
The Burley branch of D.L. Evans Bank opens with John V. Evans, Jr. as manager.
1986
John V. Evans, Jr. becomes Chief Executive Officer of D.L. Evans Bank, and his father, John V. Evans, Sr., joins as President after his second term as Governor of Idaho ends.
2014
John V. Evans, Sr. passes away after serving as President of D.L. Evans Bank.
2016
Don S. Evans Sr. passes away.
Don S. Evans, Jr. succeeds his father in the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors.
2018
D.L. Evans Bank opens its first branch in Tremonton, Utah.
2022
John V. (J.V.) Evans, III, is appointed Chief Executive Officer and his father John V. Evans, Jr. assumes the role of President.
2023
D.L. Evans Bank has over $3.2 billion in assets with 39 full-service branches, and two generations of the Evans family participate in its daily operations and serve on the board of directors.
Looking to the Future
Today, two generations of the Evans family participate in the Bank's daily operations and on the board of directors. John V. Evans, Jr., President, and John V. Evans, III, Chief Executive Officer, lead the Bank with the rest of the Executive Management team: Jim Evans and Curtis Smith, Chief Financial Officer. The current Board of Directors includes Chairman Don S. Evans, Jr., John V. Evans, Jr., Larry L. Evans, Martha E. Gilgen, Susan D. Evans-Scarlett, David L. Evans, IV, Don S. Evans, III, Larry L. Evans, Jr., and Thomas J. Ryan.
D.L. Evans Bank has expanded tremendously throughout the years, alongside the communities it serves. The Bank has grown to more than $3.4 billion in assets with 39 full-service branches. Yet, we maintain the hometown community bank spirit as we grow and understand that without our communities, we wouldn’t be successful.
D. L. Evans lived by the principles of integrity, charity, friendliness, compassion, and hard work. D.L. Evans Bank directors and officers emulate these principles and encourage employees to do the same. While times have changed, the Bank has never lost sight of the founder's vision — That banking is about one thing: helping people. This is the strength of a family-owned community bank — meaningful, long-term relationships.
Since 1904, D.L. Evans Bank has taken pride in helping families grow and prosper. Headquartered in Burley, with branch offices in Albion, Ammon, Bellevue, Blackfoot, Boise, Brigham City, Burley, Caldwell, Eagle, Fruitland, Hailey, Idaho Falls, Jerome, Ketchum, Kimberly, Layton, Logan, Meridian, Murray, Nampa, Orem, Paul, Pocatello, Rexburg, Rigby, Rupert, South Ogden, Tremonton, and Twin Falls, we have become the community bank of choice.
