Patricia Morehouse Everett

PATRICIA MOREHOUSE EVERETT, 87, of Little Rock, passed away peacefully on Oct. 19, 2017. She was born in Jan. 1930 in Glen Ridge, N.J. Patricia grew up in Auburndale, Mass. She graduated from Wellesley College and received her master's degree from the University of Central Arkansas. She taught in the Little Rock School District for 25 years. Patricia said numerous times she had a charmed life. She lived in Rio de Janeiro for three years during her high school years. She married "the boy next door" in 1951; they were married for 62 years. She loved her family home in Nova Scotia, Canada, and was able to spend every summer there while she was teaching; she and her husband spent six months there every summer after retiring in 1992. Patricia was very active in the Anglican Church in Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia. She was an accomplished Nova Scotian rug hooker and avid reader. She loved spending time with her family and many friends both in Little Rock and Nova Scotia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Everett, and grandchildren, Jenny Lavender and Kevin Birkhead. Patricia is survived by her children, Karen Richards of Bryant, Gail Lavender (Jim) of Bryant, Albert Everett of Little Rock, and Jill Everett of Haskell; and grandchildren, Stephanie Richards, Max Richards, Mike Lavender (Jennifer), Ashley Lavender, Lara Lavender, and Jessica Birkhead. Memorial service will be 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at Roller-Chenal Funeral Home Chapel, 13801 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, Ark., (501) 224-8300. The family will receive friends prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pulaski County Humane Society, www.warmhearts.org, or LifeQuest of Arkansas, Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Dr., Little Rock, Ark 72227. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/chenal.