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Personal data Everett Lorton Combest [Wk Ob] 

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Household of Everett Lorton Combest [Wk Ob]

He is married to Yvonne Alderetta McWatters.

They got married on June 12, 1943, he was 28 years old.


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Sources

  1. World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Broderbund Software, Inc., Tree #0725
    Date of Import: Dec 26, 1999
  2. combest.FTW
    Date of Import: Dec 26, 1999
  3. Newsbank.com, November 12, 2013
    Petoskey News-Review (MI) - March 3, 2006
    Deceased Name: Everett L. Combest Sr.
    Everett L. Combest Sr., 91, of East Jordan, died on Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at Grandvue Medical Care Facility.
    Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 4, at the Lighthouse Missionary Church in East Jordan.
    He was born Oct. 28, 1914, in Pana, Ill., the son of Frank and Melvina (Grossett) Combest .
    On June 12, 1943, in East Jordan, he married Yvonne McWatters.
    Everett worked many years as a milk truck driver for Michigan Milk Producers, fondly known as the "Whistling Milkman." He later went to work at the East Jordan Iron Works for a few years and then to the City of East Jordan where he served as sexton of Sunset Hill and many local cemeteries for 11 years. Yvonne and Everett served as caretakers of Elm Point for two years. Everett also worked seven years as a school bus driver for the East Jordan Public School, retiring in 1988.
    He served on the East Jordan Fire Department for eight years. He had been a member of the East Jordan Snowmobile Club.
    Everett enjoyed tinkering. He loved to fix things, build homes and windmills for family and friends. He enjoyed playing the harmonica, western square dancing, reading his Bible and going to the Open Door Christian coffeehouse in East Jordan.
    Survivors include his wife, Yvonne Combest ; six children, Jean (Red) Lent, Ruth (Glenn) Crain, Linda (Alvin) Merrill, Beatrice (David) Russell, Marilyn (Don) Williams and Everett (Amanda) Combest Jr.; 20 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Effie Kern. He was preceded in death by his parents; seven brothers; and three sisters.
    Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. today, Friday, March 3, at Penzien Funeral Homes Inc., East Jordan.
    Memorials may be given to Grandvue Medical Care Facility or Lighthouse Missionary Church.
    Petoskey News-Review (MI) Date: March 3, 2006Record Number: 9fd532c9-f155-5563-b2da-87c3380bc342© Copyright 2006 Petoskey News-Review. All rights reserved.

Historical events

Birthday October 28, 1914

  • The temperature on October 28, 1914 was between 4.5 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft.
    • March 7 » Prince William of Wied arrives in Albania to begin his reign as King.
    • August 15 » The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SSAncon.
    • August 26 » World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
    • September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
    • November 26 » HMS Bulwark was destroyed by a large internal explosion with the loss of 741 men near Sheerness.

Day of marriage June 12, 1943

  • The temperature on June 12, 1943 was between 9.7 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • February 20 » The Saturday Evening Post publishes the first of Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms in support of United States President Franklin Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union address theme of Four Freedoms.
    • June 4 » A military coup in Argentina ousts Ramón Castillo.
    • July 5 » World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.
    • October 14 » World War II: The American Eighth Air Force loses 60 of 291 B-17 Flying Fortress during the Second Raid on Schweinfurt.
    • December 17 » All Chinese are again permitted to become citizens of the United States upon the repeal of the Act of 1882 and the introduction of the Magnuson Act.
    • December 28 » World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.

Day of death March 1, 2006

  • The temperature on March 1, 2006 was between -1.3 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (27%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
    • April 1 » Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) of the Government of the United Kingdom is enforced, but later merged into National Crime Agency on 7 October 2013.
    • August 4 » A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF).
    • November 10 » Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo.
    • November 21 » Anti-Syrian Lebanese politician and government minister Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut.
    • November 27 » The House of Commons of Canada approves a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada.
    • December 30 » The Indonesian passenger ferry MVSenopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths.


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