Edith V. Jones Everett, 96, of Mt. Carmel, Il, formally Albion, IL, died Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Mt. Carmel, IL. She was born March 11, 1926, in Conway, AR to Rural and Vera (Phillips) Jones. She married Phillip Everett on April 11, 1948, in Camden AR.
Edith was a member of the North Side Baptist Church in Grayville, IL.
She dropped out of high school to earn money to pay for glasses, later in life she went back to school and received her GED in 1968. Edith worked at a dry cleaner where she was the only person who was not hearing impaired. One of her other jobs was working in the war department during WWII. She was a cub scout leader, and the chair of the PTA. Edith was a member of the Eastern Star and served in several positions including a term as the Worthy Matron.
Survivors include a son David (Ethel) Everett, Norris City, IL, two daughters; Judy Baker of Grayville, IL and Susan Everett of Haubstadt, IN, seven grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Edith was preceded in death by her husband Phillip Everett, her parents Rural and Vera Jones, three sisters; Lillian Fulmer, Elba Roper, Hazel Larch and one brother Walter Jones.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Northside Missionary Baptist Church in Grayville or the Edwards County Senior Citizens Center.
Visitation: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Wednesday January 4, 2023, Ingram Meridith Funeral Home, Albion, IL.
Funeral Service: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2023, Ingram Meridith Funeral Home, Albion, IL.
Interment: Graceland Cemetery, Albion, IL.
Ingram Meridith Funeral Home, Albion, IL.