Published: December 02, 2009 09:50 am      

Everett Meece

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Everette J. Meece, 83, of Somerset, Ky., died Nov. 25, 2009, at his home following a lengthy illness. Mr. Meece was born Aug. 7, 1926, in Wayne County, to Cova and Grace (Wilson) Meece. He was a 1944 graduate of Wayne County High School in Monticello, Ky. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II. He retired from the City of Somerset Water Department in 1990 after nearly forty years of service. He was a Free Mason for 50-plus years and served as a deacon at Calvary Baptist Church, Somerset where he was an active member.

Everette enjoyed fishing, boating, hunting, gardening, and observing wildlife. He also collected and traded guns, knives, and pocket watches. Some of his greatest joys were spending time with his family, his church family, friends, and watching the UK Wildcats basketball team.

He is survived by his wife, Juanita Jane (Brown) Meece; three children and their spouses, Danny (and Shelia) Meece, Rick (and Joan) Meece, and Teresa (and Jeff) Claunch; three grandchildren and spouses, Gregory Allen (and Amy) Meece, Christopher Ryan (and Amber) Meece, and Casey Logan Claunch; two stepgreat-grandchildren, Adrian Pocasondra, and Eden Coleman; and a sister (and spouse), Margaret Meece Kennedy (and Bruce) Upchurch, all of Somerset; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Cova and Grace (Wilson) Meece; a brother, James Edward Meece; and a sister, Dorothy (Meece) Gaither.

Visitation will be Sunday, November 29 at 4 p.m. for the family and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for friends at Pulaski Funeral Home on Hwy. 2227.

The funeral will be Sunday, Nov. 30 at 11 a.m. at the chapel of the Pulaski Funeral Home with Bro. Gilbert Robinson officiating. Burial will be in the Lakeside Memorial Gardens.

There will be a Masonic Rites ceremony during the evening visitation and full military honors will be conducted by the American Legion Post 38 Honor Guard.

The family requests expressions of sympathy be made to Hospice of Lake Cumberland who so lovingly assisted them through their loved one’s final days on earth.