George Dallas Everett, 91, of Bethany, Missouri, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.
George was born December 24, 1924, in Bethany, to Victor and Sybil (Kennedy) Everett. He graduated from Bethany High School in 1943 where he played on the football team. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps after high school graduation and was honorably discharged in 1945 with the rank of Corporal.
George married Edythe Elaine Long on December 24, 1946, at the home of her parents near Blue Ridge, Missouri, with Rev. Huell Warren officiating. They lived their married life near and in Bethany.
He farmed with his father in the Mitchellville area. In 1965, George and his family moved into town. He worked for 40 years at the Noble Funeral Home which later became the Roberson Funeral Home. He also provided lawn mowing and snow removal services for several years for cemeteries and individuals in the Bethany area.
At the time of his death, George was the longest living member of the First Christian Church in Bethany, where he had served as elder and deacon as well as a member of the board and various committees.
George served many civic organizations. For years, he was very active in the Boy Scouts of America Troop 100 in Bethany as well as the Ma-Has-Ka District and Pony Express Council through service as troop committee member, district and council committee member, and organizer for numerous treks to the Philmont Scout Reservation near Taos, New Mexico. He also served as the livestock chairman of the Northwest Missouri State Fair Board for several years. He was a member of the board of the Harrison County Health Department, drove for the Road to Recovery for many years, and helped to organize the Men’s Church and Civic group and the annual community Men’s Prayer Breakfast.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, sister, two granddaughters, and two great-grandsons.
George is survived by his daughters, Jeane (Gary) Schweitzer, New London, Iowa, and Lynda (Lynn) Foster, Bethany, Missouri, son, James (Linda) Platte City, Missouri; seven grandchildren, Jennifer, Michelle, Rebecca, Eric, Jeff, Diane, and Melissa; and eleven great-grandchildren, Kaylee, Andrew, Drake, Graham, Meghan, Emma Rose, Evan, Kate, Olivia, Avery, Alexander, and William, plus numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 20 at Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, MO. Burial will follow in Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, MO. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home where friends may call after 2:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church of Bethany and/or Pony Express Council BSA in care of Roberson Funeral Home, PO Box 46, Bethany, MO 64424. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com