Funeral services for Herman Douglas Everett, 83, of Lee County, were held Sunday, Aug. 1, at Porterfield United Methodist Church. The Rev. Josh Duckworth officiated. Interment followed at Sunnyside Cemetery, Cordele.
Mr. Everett passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021 at his residence.
Doug graduated from Sylvester High School and attended Georgia Technical Institute and Georgia Southern University. Doug was founder and president of Southern Appraisal Company where he appraised commercial real estate for over 30 years. He spent most of his adult life in public service. He first served on the Albany Planning and Zoning Commission and was then elected to the Albany City Commission, where he served two terms as Mayor Pro Tem.
In 1996, he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives from Albany and served three terms before being elected to the Public Service Commission in 2002. He won re-election twice to the Commission by overwhelming majorities. From his time serving the City of Albany, to refereeing football games, to serving in the legislature and then almost two decades on the Georgia Public Service Commission, Doug was a true public servant and friend to many.
Doug enjoyed many varied hobbies. He loved football officiating, photography, woodworking, building and flying model airplanes, model trains, greenhouse plants, especially golfing and many other interests.
He was preceded in death by parents, Felton and Virginia Everett.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Janice Perry Johnson Everett; children, Perry Mitchell Everett of Atlanta, a daughter, Denice Everett Delk and her husband, Boyd Fulton Delk of Doerun, and a son, Michael Cash Everett and his wife, Cristen Pennington Everett of Albany. Mr. Everett is survived by five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ann Livingston of Cumming and Jean Brooks of Sylvester; and a number of nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Liver Foundation, www.liverfoundation.org for NASH research.
To sign our online registry, or to send condolences to the family, you may visit Mathews website at mathewsfuneralhome.com.