Everett was the son of John and Anna Marie Sells. He was born in Spokane on Jan. 7, 1932. He passed Jan. 31, 2012. He was a veteran who served in the Navy during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in December 1951.

Everett was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, archery, skeet and trap shooting, and camping. He had been a member of the Spokane Rifle Gun Club, was a lifetime member of Hells Canyon Archery Club in Lewiston and a lifetime member and dedicated volunteer with Coeur d'Alene Skeet and Trap Club. He was also a lifetime member of Spokane Elks Club No. 228, as well as an honorary life member of the Knights of Columbus.

On April 19, 1969, he married Rose Marie Sprute at St. Al's Catholic Church in Spokane. They made their home in Spokane for 14 years before moving to Lewiston and finally moving to Post Falls. They are blessed with a son, Jeff, and a daughter, Kathy.

Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Rose Marie; a daughter from a previous marriage, Nancy Jo Asplund; daughter Kathy Sells; son Jeff and his wife Janelle, their two sons, Jon and Matt; one brother, LeRoy Sells and his wife Janice of Colville, Wash.; some nieces and a nephew.

He is preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Ralph Sells; and four sisters, Ruth Jorges, Theresa Davis, Bety Musolf and Annabelle Curry.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Coeur d'Alene. Internment will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at Cottonwood Cemetery in Cottonwood. In lieu of flowers, please make gifts to Holy Family Catholic School in Coeur d'Alene or to a charity of your choosing.

Please sign Everett's guest registry and view his online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.