Robert Burke Everett

May 26, 1937 - November 17, 2018

Robert Burke Everett, 81, of Woodstock, GA, passed away at Heritage Hospice in Marietta on Saturday, November 17, 2018, after complications from a stroke. Born in Memphis, Tennessee to Otha Kervie (O.K.) Everett and Julia Burke Everett. Bob grew up in Memphis and graduated from Rhodes College with a BA degree in history. He earned a Master of Arts in History from the University of Memphis and a PhD in History from the University of Georgia. Bob enjoyed a lengthy teaching career, including teaching history at The University of Georgia, Winthrop College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He also was Professor of History and Chairman of the History Department at Wesleyan College and Professor of History and Chairman of the Division of Social Sciences at Macon State College.

After retiring from teaching, Bob pursued a career in the financial services industry in Memphis for several years, where he also continued to teach part-time as an adjunct professor at the University of Memphis. His final career was as a corporate trainer, traveling to all four corners of the country and many places in between. During their 40-year marriage, Bob and his wife, Ginny, lived in Macon, Memphis and the Atlanta area, where they were communicants at St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Macon,) St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral (Memphis) and St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church (Atlanta.)

Bob was a born storyteller, a beloved professor, an avid birdwatcher and a gifted photographer who especially enjoyed nature, animal, landscape and portrait photography. In quieter moments, he enjoyed a wide range of musical genres, from opera and classical to jazz, blues and rock. Throughout his life he was an inveterate reader of history and later turned those skills to researching family history.

Bob is survived by his wife, Virginia Everett, of Woodstock, his brother, William D. Everett, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, a son, Robert B. Everett, Jr., a daughter, Julie Davis, both of Macon, and two grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 17 at St. Clement's Episcopal Church, 2795 Ridge Road, Canton, GA 30114. A reception at St. Clement's  Davis Hall will follow the service.