Obituary of William Walter Everett of Spearsville, Union Parish Louisiana

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. Hudson, 11/2004

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Obituary of William Walter Everett of Spearsville, Union Parish Louisiana

Farmerville "Gazette" issue of 24 April 1929
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                           PROMINENT CITIZEN PASSED AWAY SATURDAY
     After a protracted illness and declining health for several years, 
Mr. W. W. Everett, better known as “Uncle Billie,” died at his home near Spearsville 
last Saturday night, the 20th of April. 

     Mr. Everett was an old and honored citizen of the Spearsville community in 
which he had spent his long and useful life. His passing is much regretted and he 
will be sorely missed by his neighbors and many friends.

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Note: William Walter Everett (22 Feb 1856 – 20 Apr 1929) was the son of Rev. 
George Washington Everett (Sr.) and Nancy Jane Abbott. He was born eight months 
after his father's death, and his mother died in 1862. W. W. Everett was raised by 
his old half-brothers Thomas M. Everett and Rev. John P. Everett, who lived at 
Union Cross Roads (later Oakland) near the Springhill Baptist Church. In 1876 
John P. Everett assumed the duties of minister of the Shiloh Baptist Church, and he 
moved his family from Union Cross Roads (Oakland) to Shiloh. Apparently William W. 
Everett followed his uncle to Shiloh, as he was living nearby in 1880. Everett married 
Sarah Elizabeth Youngblood on 25 August 1881, and they settled in the Pisgah community 
for a while, later towards Spearsville to what is now known as the Mt. Union community.

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