Extracted from The Diboll Free Press (Diboll, TX)
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

John Irby Everett

John Irby Everett, 99, of Lufkin, was born September 21, 1908, in Eastland County, Texas, the son of the late Mamie Lee (Cox) and Francis Clovis Everett. He passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2008 in a local nursing facility.

Mr. Everett was a retired teacher, having taught for more than 40 years. He taught in the Har-lendale Independent School District in San Antonio for more than 20 years, Central Independent School District, Fairview School and Channelview School District. He held B.A. and M.A. degrees. Mr. Everett was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army during World War II in the 90th Infantry Division, Company D, 315th Medical Battalion (Patton's Third Army). His battles and campaigns included the Normandy Invasion, Northern France, Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge), Rhineland and Central Europe. His medals include 8 Campaign Medals with 5 Bronze Stars and One Bronze Arrowhead and the Good Conduct Medal.

Mr. Everett was a 65-year member of the Lufkin Masonic Lodge #669, A.F. & A.m., and the Burke Lodge #83 3, Scottish Rite, York Rite and Sharon Shrine Mason.

Survivors include his wife, LaRue Everett of Lufkin; sisters, Ann Tomlin of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Pauline White of Ludlow, Massachusetts; nephews, James Everett Ware and William White; nieces, Frances Ann Dudenhoeffer, Linda Finch and Brenda White; and a number of other relatives and a host of friends.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Everett was preceded in death by his son, Edward Lee Everett; brothers, Olen Theodore Everett and Frances Clovis Everett; and sisters, Salley Lee Beddingfield and Margaret Ware.

Pallbearers were David Vines, Larry Perry, Roho Pouland, Barry Lenderman, Hal Greer and Kenny Carrell.

Honorary pallbearers were Orville Willingham, Jimmy Henley, all the Masons of Lufkin Lodge, #669 A.F. & A.M. and Burke Lodge #833.

Expressions of sympathy in Mr. Everett's memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 21 2 Gene Samford Drive, Lufkin, Texas 75904.

Services for Mr. Everett were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008, in the Harmony Hill Baptist Church, with Dr. John Greene and Reverend Sam Thomas officiating. Graveside services followed in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park under the auspices of the Lufkin Masonic Lodge No. 669, A.F. & A.M.