Everett James
1909 - 1987 (77 years)
Person ID: I2174 | Tree: Import from RootsMagic | Last Modified: 15 Nov 2021
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Name Everett James Birth 17 Nov 1909 Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States 
Gender Male Died 18 Mar 1987 Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States [1] - Everett Eugene "Peachy" James, 77, Carbondale, died Wednesday, March 18, at a Topeka hospital. He had been ill four months.
Mr. James was sexton of Carbondale Cemetery many years. He also drove a bus for Carbondale schools
and Santa Fe Trail High School 21 years.
He was an independent contractor and had built several buildings and laid foundations for many buildings in the Carbondale area.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, having served in Europe. He participated in the campaigns for
the Ardennes, Central Europe, Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland and the Battle of the Bulge.
He was born Nov. 17, 1909, at Carbondale, the son of George Grant and Rachel Ella Vail James. He at-
tended Carbondale schools and spent his life in Carbondale.
Mr. James attended Grace Chapel in Carbondale. He was a member of Anderson-Raible Post No. 239 of the
American Legion at Overbrook and Edward Ted Rowe Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2709 at Scranton
and was a charter member of the Carbondale Volunteer Fire Department.
He was married to Mildred Fern Carey Sept. 15, 1954, at Oskaloosa, Iowa. She survives.
Other survivors include a son, William Eugene James, Carbondale; a brother, John James, Berryton; and
a granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Grace Chapel at Carbondale. Burial will be in Ridgeway Cemetery
near Carbondale. Mr. James will lie in state from 4 until 9 p.m. today at Greenwood-Roberts Funeral Home in Overbrook and afternoon Friday at the church. Relatives and friends will meet from 6 until p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Chapel in Carbondale.
Everett James obituary - Topeka Capital-journal Buried Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States - Everett Eugene "Peachy" James, 77, Carbondale, died Wednesday, March 18, at a Topeka hospital. He had been ill four months.
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Parents
Father George Grant James (ID:I2170), b. 28 Jul 1871, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States d. 6 Dec 1951, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States (Age 80 years) Mother Ella Rachel Vail (ID:I2108), b. 28 Apr 1875, Shawnee, Kansas, United States d. 7 Nov 1951, Burlingame, Osage, Kansas, United States (Age 76 years) Marriage 27 Apr 1894 Shawnee, Kansas, United States Children 1. unknown James (ID:I10931) 2. John W. James (ID:I2171), b. 5 Mar 1895, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. 9 May 1989, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States (Age 94 years)3. Ralph James (ID:I2172), b. Dec 1895, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. 1904 (Age 8 years)4. 
Etta James (ID:I2173), b. 6 Aug 1897, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. 11 Oct 1971, Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States (Age 74 years)5. Lucy Gladys James (ID:I2107), b. 22 Jan 1899, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. 21 Jul 1966, Platteville, Weld, Colorado, United States (Age 67 years)6. Clarance James (ID:I2176), b. Abt 1900, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. Abt 1900, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States (Age 0 years)7. Bessie James (ID:I2177), b. Abt 1903, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. Abt 1903, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States (Age 0 years)8. Everett James (ID:I2174)
(current person)
, b. 17 Nov 1909, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. 18 Mar 1987, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States (Age 77 years)9. Lawrence James (ID:I2175), b. 1913, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States d. 26 Sep 1915, Carbondale, Osage, Kansas, United States (Age 2 years) -
Family
Wife Living (ID:I2700) Children 1. Living (ID:I11191) -
Other Personal Events
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Source Citations
- [S166] Obituary, Topeka Capital-Journal, Thursday, March 19, 1987, p. 28 col 2.