John Everitt
John Marshall Everitt died at sunrise on July 7, 2021, at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley.
John Everitt was born on March 16, 1963, to William and Dixie (Solomon) Everitt in Denver. His family lived in Franktown until 1972 when they moved to Grover.
He graduated from Pawnee High School in 1981. He attended Northeastern Junior College where he received a degree in ag mechanics. While at NJC, he met Janice Axtell and quickly fell in love. Three months later they were engaged, and they were married two years later on June 25, 1983.
After they married, John and Janice moved to Haxtun where they began working for Lorin and Phyllis and Richard and Cathy Starkebaum. In July 1984, they welcomed a son, Matthew Curtis, and in October 1987, they welcomed their daughter, Pamela Marie.
John was an avid golfer and president of the F&H Golf Course. He was president of the Northeast Colorado Gideon Camp and a board member of the local FSA office. He also was a member of Haxtun United Methodist Church where he served on numerous boards and was the confirmation teacher for over 20 years.
John was a devoted and loving husband, phenomenal father, and the best grandpa any kid could ask for. He was an incredible friend, calm voice of reason and solid advice giver.
He was a farmer who loved watching God’s presence in the morning sunrise. He understood that he could plant the seed but it was up to God to make it grow. He saw the beauty in life and in death. He was a pillar in the community, stood for truth, and was loved and will be missed by many.
John was preceded in death by his father, William Everitt; grandparents, Thelma and Jesse Solomon and Carlos and Ester Everitt; nephew, Carlos Everitt; and grandson, Samson Schollett.
He is survived by his wife and lifelong love of 40 years, Janice Everitt of Haxtun; mother, Dixie Everitt of Akron; his son Mathew Everitt and daughter-in-law Kathleen (Haley) of Kersey and granddaughters Ruby and Emily; daughter Pam Schollett and son-in-law Ben of Hope Mills, North Carolina, and grandchildren Joseph, Thomas, Abigail and Judith; brothers, Kenneth Everitt of Grover and Greg and wife Jeanine Everitt of Chappell, Nebraska; sister, Debbie and husband Don Myers of Anton; and brothers-in-law, Don and wife Bekki Axtell of Sterling and Dennis and wife Karen Axtell of Brighton.
Other survivors include his nieces and nephews, Andrea and husband Brian Kinnison, William and wife Samantha Everitt of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Marshall and wife Kathy Everitt of Kearney, Nebraska, Keith Everitt of Kearney, Sarah and husband Colin Erickson of Austin, and Elijah and Rebekah Myers of Anton; great-nephew Clay Kinnison; and great-niece Hannah Kinnison.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International, F&H Golf Course or A Caring Pregnancy Resource Center of Northeast Colorado.
The funeral service was held July 13 at the United Methodist Church of Haxtun. Interment followed at the Haxtun Cemetery.
Baucke Funeral Home directed the service.