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1. 1. Everett Shell

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   Published on: 2/28/2005   Last Visited: 6/27/2006

   Everett 'Deb' Shell
   
   Both Everett and Fern were born in Barber County; Everett, near Sharon in 1894 and Fern, west of Isabel, in 1895.
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   Everett started to Southwestern College in 1912 but laid out for one year while he taught at Lockard School.
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   Everett was graduated from South- western College in the Spring of 1917. Deb was active in high school and college athletics. He played on the first undefeated football team of the local high school. Both football and baseball teams he played on at Southwestern won state Championships. On September 5, 1917, Everett was one of the first three from Barber County to answer his Country's call. He was in the 353rd Infantry, attaining the rank of 2nd. Lt. He served in France for 11 months. On May 17, 1918, while he was home on furlough, he married Fern Gibson. Following the war Everett served about a year as county undersheriff. He was then elected to two terms as the County Sheriff.
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   Field and Shell cornered the thieves in a feed lot at the deadend of the road two miles south of Pixley.
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   During the ensuing years Fern and Everett worked closely together, as their club membership showed.
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   Everett was a charter member (1920) of the American Legion and she was a charter member of its auxiliary.
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   Everett still resides at his home and claims 2 sons, 2 grandsons, 3 grand- daughters, and 5 great-grandchildren.