Everett, Prof. Edward Simpson

Everett, Prof. Edward Simpson 1421 Harpst—
Age 84, passed away yesterday in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital following a brief illness. Born March 17, 1883, in Providence, R.I., the son of the Rev. Thomas Jefferson and Sue Florence Morrison Everett, he was married to Amanda Ellwood Cowen on Aug. 26, 1915, in Chicago, Ill. She preceded him in death in June of 1954. Prof. Everett attended the New Bedford, Mass., High School from 1896 to 1900, the Trinity College at Hartford, Conn., from 1900 to 1901, and came to the University of Michigan in 1911, completing his requirements for his bachelor degree in 1914, receiving his master’s in 1915 and his PhD in 1921. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity. An instructor of rhetoric from 1914 to 1921, he became Assistant Professor of Rhetoric in 1922 and in 1931 his title was changed to Assistant Professor of English. Before coming to the University of Michigan, he was an artist and cartoonist for the Ram’s Horn for the Home Herald and for the Providence Journal. In his 39 years as a member of the faculty of the U of M, he instructed several generations of students to their real and lasting profit. His gentle and friendly character gained him many personal associations deeply valued by those who knew him. Survivors include two nephews: Creighton Gilbert of Florence, Italy, and Everett Gilbert of Morristown, N.J., two nieces: Miss Phyllis Cowen of Yakima, Wash., and Marjorie Cowan Monsch of Zillah, Wash. and two cousins, Paul Simpson of Pellston, Mich., and Miss Faye Newland of New Bedford, Mass. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday from the Fontana-Hamilton Funeral Home, 2400 Carpenter Rd. with the Rev. Hoover Rupert, pastor of the First Methodist Church officiating. Private graveside services will be held at Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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