Everett was born May 14, 1920, to Nelle and Harry Everett in Emporia, Kan. He attended Emporia State Teachers College in Kansas and later enrolled at Curtis Wright Aeronautical School after serving in the Army Air Corps in 1944. He had a long career in book buying and publishing, having worked for Lazarus Department Store in Columbus, Ohio for 30 years before moving to Connecticut where he worked for WaldenBooks as a buyer and later retired from W.H. Smith in New York City.
Everett is survived by his wife, Charlene Melia; children, James Everett (Ruth) of Dublin, Ohio, Barbara Wasserman of Cincinnati, Ohio, Christine Mitchell (James) of Naples, Fla., Dan Everett, Jr .(Danita) of Tony, Wis., Janet Sommer (John) of Redding, Conn., and Douglas Everett (Robyn) of Mesa, Ariz.; many grandchildren; great grandchildren; nieces, nephews; and step children. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Joan Everett; sister, JoAnn Douglas; brother, Donn Everett; son-in-law, Dr. James Wasserman; and great grandchild, Jacob Wasserman.
Calling hours are from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11 at Tobias Funeral Home-Far Hills Chapel, 5471 Far Hills Ave. at Rahn Road, Dayton, Ohio. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12 at St. Henry's Roman Catholic Church 6666 Springboro Pike in Miamisburg, Ohio. Burial will follow the service at David's Cemetery in Kettering, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made in Everett's memory to Destiny Hospice, 329 North Broad Street, Fairborn, OH 45324.
For more information, please visit: www.tobiasfuneralhome.com
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