Ethel Everett

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Ethel Regina Everett, 71, of Sikeston died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, at Missouri Delta Medical Center.

She was born Sept. 17, 1933, in Light, Ark., daughter of Owen and Rachel Ward Everett. She married Allen Moore Jr., who died in 1963.

Everett was a telephone operator in St. Louis before retiring.

Survivors include two sons, James Moore of Trumann, Ark., Charles Howard of Bernie, Mo.; a daughter, Phyllis Moore of Sikeston; two brothers, Donald Brown of Granite City, Ill., Richard Brown of Staunton, Ill.; two sisters, Sandra Tottleben of Maryville, Ill., Cheryl McCrea of Glen Carbon, Ill.; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter and a great-grandson.

Friends may call Wednesday from noon to service time at Ponder Funeral Home.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Sikeston.