Donald C. Everly, 93, of Owensboro, Ky., formerly of Utica went home to be with his lord and savior Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, at his residence in Owensboro. He was born on Sept. 4, 1921, in Rockport, Ky., to the late William Everly and Emma Hamm Everly.
Mr. Everly retired from TVA and was a member of Operation Engineers Local 181 in Henderson, Ky., as a Heavy Equipment Operator, was a member of Sugar Grove Baptist Church in Utica where he served as a deacon for 46 years and served in the United States Army during World War II and CCC Camp where he helped build Lincoln National Park and was a motorboat operator for the Rockport Ferry from 1937 to 1940 when the bridge was built.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ethel Loraine Everly, in 1985; his second wife, Aila Burden Leonard Everly, in 2002; and two sisters, Nora Claire Richmond, in 1977, and Wilma Sue McCoy, in 2008.
Survivors include one son, Donald H. Everly, of Owensboro; one daughter, Patty (Bill) Lee, of Owensboro; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at Miller-Schapmire Funeral Home in Hartford, Ky., with Bro. Allen Shouse officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Ceralvo Baptist Church Cemetery in Centertown, Ky., with Military Honors by Wesley C. Phelps Honor Guard, Ohio County, Ky.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to Hospice of Western Kentucky, 3419 Wathens Crossing, Owensboro, Ky. 42301.