Everett was the third of four children born to Marvin Henry Bays and Mamie LeEtta Atwood.
His siblings are Julia Lucile Bays (Bradley)(1909-1994)(83194601), Nova Henry Bays (1911-1981)(13989474) and Frank Garland Bays (1924-1949)(103706359). Both of his parents and all of his siblings are buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa, KS.
He moved from Clinton, MO with his parents in 1920 to rural Hallowell, KS where he would learn farming with his father. His education was put on the "back-burner" as he would survive the depression years while farming for his maternal grandfather, Frank Atwood. It wasn't until 1937, at age 20, when he would finally graduate from Oswego High School. He went on to attend Parsons Community College and much later Northwestern University.
He was a WWII US Army Veteran serving in the ETO mostly with the 204th Field Artillery Group in Patton's Third Army. He landed at Normandy and saw action in Northern France, Bastogne, Battle of the Bulge, Belgium and Rhineland. He also witnessed the aftermath of the Malmedy Massacre. He served 4 years, 8 months and 10 days.
On 2 Nov 1941 he married Opal Mae Kephart at Parsons, Labette Co., KS. They had three children: Philip, Linda Marie, and David.
Post war employment opportunities were slim. He first began with the Rock Island Railroad. But soon, he landed a position in Kansas City with Sinclair Oil and Refining Company that would begin a 35+ year administrative carreer ending with Atlantic Richfield. He also served in positions at Chicago, Philadelphia and finally Los Angeles where he would retire in 1985.
Opal and Everett returned to the Kansas City area where he would enjoy Royals Baseball, Chiefs Football and bowling on winter leagues. He was also an avid golf enthusiast even while knowing that you could never quite master the game. He enjoyed crafting items from wood in his basement work-shop much to the enjoyment of sunday school chidren and his own grandchildren.
His siblings are Julia Lucile Bays (Bradley)(1909-1994)(83194601), Nova Henry Bays (1911-1981)(13989474) and Frank Garland Bays (1924-1949)(103706359). Both of his parents and all of his siblings are buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa, KS.
He moved from Clinton, MO with his parents in 1920 to rural Hallowell, KS where he would learn farming with his father. His education was put on the "back-burner" as he would survive the depression years while farming for his maternal grandfather, Frank Atwood. It wasn't until 1937, at age 20, when he would finally graduate from Oswego High School. He went on to attend Parsons Community College and much later Northwestern University.
He was a WWII US Army Veteran serving in the ETO mostly with the 204th Field Artillery Group in Patton's Third Army. He landed at Normandy and saw action in Northern France, Bastogne, Battle of the Bulge, Belgium and Rhineland. He also witnessed the aftermath of the Malmedy Massacre. He served 4 years, 8 months and 10 days.
On 2 Nov 1941 he married Opal Mae Kephart at Parsons, Labette Co., KS. They had three children: Philip, Linda Marie, and David.
Post war employment opportunities were slim. He first began with the Rock Island Railroad. But soon, he landed a position in Kansas City with Sinclair Oil and Refining Company that would begin a 35+ year administrative carreer ending with Atlantic Richfield. He also served in positions at Chicago, Philadelphia and finally Los Angeles where he would retire in 1985.
Opal and Everett returned to the Kansas City area where he would enjoy Royals Baseball, Chiefs Football and bowling on winter leagues. He was also an avid golf enthusiast even while knowing that you could never quite master the game. He enjoyed crafting items from wood in his basement work-shop much to the enjoyment of sunday school chidren and his own grandchildren.
Everett was the third of four children born to Marvin Henry Bays and Mamie LeEtta Atwood.
His siblings are Julia Lucile Bays (Bradley)(1909-1994)(83194601), Nova Henry Bays (1911-1981)(13989474) and Frank Garland Bays (1924-1949)(103706359). Both of his parents and all of his siblings are buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa, KS.
He moved from Clinton, MO with his parents in 1920 to rural Hallowell, KS where he would learn farming with his father. His education was put on the "back-burner" as he would survive the depression years while farming for his maternal grandfather, Frank Atwood. It wasn't until 1937, at age 20, when he would finally graduate from Oswego High School. He went on to attend Parsons Community College and much later Northwestern University.
He was a WWII US Army Veteran serving in the ETO mostly with the 204th Field Artillery Group in Patton's Third Army. He landed at Normandy and saw action in Northern France, Bastogne, Battle of the Bulge, Belgium and Rhineland. He also witnessed the aftermath of the Malmedy Massacre. He served 4 years, 8 months and 10 days.
On 2 Nov 1941 he married Opal Mae Kephart at Parsons, Labette Co., KS. They had three children: Philip, Linda Marie, and David.
Post war employment opportunities were slim. He first began with the Rock Island Railroad. But soon, he landed a position in Kansas City with Sinclair Oil and Refining Company that would begin a 35+ year administrative carreer ending with Atlantic Richfield. He also served in positions at Chicago, Philadelphia and finally Los Angeles where he would retire in 1985.
Opal and Everett returned to the Kansas City area where he would enjoy Royals Baseball, Chiefs Football and bowling on winter leagues. He was also an avid golf enthusiast even while knowing that you could never quite master the game. He enjoyed crafting items from wood in his basement work-shop much to the enjoyment of sunday school chidren and his own grandchildren.
His siblings are Julia Lucile Bays (Bradley)(1909-1994)(83194601), Nova Henry Bays (1911-1981)(13989474) and Frank Garland Bays (1924-1949)(103706359). Both of his parents and all of his siblings are buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Chetopa, KS.
He moved from Clinton, MO with his parents in 1920 to rural Hallowell, KS where he would learn farming with his father. His education was put on the "back-burner" as he would survive the depression years while farming for his maternal grandfather, Frank Atwood. It wasn't until 1937, at age 20, when he would finally graduate from Oswego High School. He went on to attend Parsons Community College and much later Northwestern University.
He was a WWII US Army Veteran serving in the ETO mostly with the 204th Field Artillery Group in Patton's Third Army. He landed at Normandy and saw action in Northern France, Bastogne, Battle of the Bulge, Belgium and Rhineland. He also witnessed the aftermath of the Malmedy Massacre. He served 4 years, 8 months and 10 days.
On 2 Nov 1941 he married Opal Mae Kephart at Parsons, Labette Co., KS. They had three children: Philip, Linda Marie, and David.
Post war employment opportunities were slim. He first began with the Rock Island Railroad. But soon, he landed a position in Kansas City with Sinclair Oil and Refining Company that would begin a 35+ year administrative carreer ending with Atlantic Richfield. He also served in positions at Chicago, Philadelphia and finally Los Angeles where he would retire in 1985.
Opal and Everett returned to the Kansas City area where he would enjoy Royals Baseball, Chiefs Football and bowling on winter leagues. He was also an avid golf enthusiast even while knowing that you could never quite master the game. He enjoyed crafting items from wood in his basement work-shop much to the enjoyment of sunday school chidren and his own grandchildren.
