IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Josephine

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Everett

Jul 17, 1917 — Dec 31, 2010

Obituary

Josephine Everett, 93 of Oklahoma City, OK passed away on December 31, 2010 while visiting her daughter in Cookeville, TN. She was born on July 17, 1917 in Chickasha, OK to Mrytle and Perry T. Corbin but grew up in Anadarko, OK where she was a Girl Scout and earned the Eagle Rank as well as being active in the school drama department and her church youth group. She attended Oklahoma College for Women (now called University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma) graduating in 1939 with a Home Economics degree and a minor in Speech and English. She married Earl Everett in November 1942 and they shared 53 years of marriage. She taught school in Lawton, Dundee, Binger, and Western Heights High School in Oklahoma City, where she taught English and Home Economics. After retirement, they traveled extensively and enjoyed spending time with their family and friends. Through the years she was very active in the DAR and in Western Oaks Christian Church, serving on various committees, singing in the choir, involved with Christian Womens Fellowship, and was a deacon over many years. Josephine is survived by her daughters, Nancy Knoy of the home and Ellen Beckham of Cookeville, TN, and son-in-law Sonny Beckham, granddaughters Nancy Jo Beckham, and Tomell Walton, grandsons Brian Beckham and Bill Knoy, great grandsons Coltin Walton, Roland Walton, Billy Knoy, Zach Knoy, Samuel Beckham and Carter Beckham. She will be remembered as someone who loved life and people. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and she will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Western Oaks Christian Churchs Capital Campaign. Funeral services will be held at ll:00am, Wed., Jan. 5, 2011, at Mercer-Adams Chapel in Bethany, OK with interment following in Memory Lane Cemetery, Anadarko, OK.
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