Alex "Opie" Everitt

Alexander George "Alex" Everitt, known by many as "Opie", age 23, resident of the Somerville Community, departed this life Saturday evening, June 13, 2015 at the Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama.

Services of Remembrance for Alex were conducted at 3 P.M. Wednesday, June 17th at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland with Bro. David Reeves, pastor of Midway Baptist Church in Whiteville, officiating. Personal remarks were given by family members and friends. Interment followed in the Evergreen Cemetery at Williston. Arrangements were provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes & Cremation Center - West Chapel at Oakland.

Alex was born September 8, 1991 in Memphis, the son of Phyllis Everitt Garrison Kelman and the late Gordon Allen Everitt. He received his education at the Homelife Academy and was a former resident of Collierville and Somerville. He was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church in Memphis. Alex was an amazing friend to all and an incredible person with the most caring heart. He was such a free spirit and his smile brightened everyone's day. He was "the great outdoorsman" and enjoyed wakeboarding, snowboarding and teaching snowboarding lessons, hiking, hunting, fishing and ATV riding. He took every step of life with a smile on his face and never met a stranger. Alex always looked for the best in everyone he met and he loved unconditionally.

In addition to his mother, Alex is survived by his maternal grandfather, Kenneth H. Garrison of Moscow; his stepsister, Carol Kelman of Memphis; two stepbrothers, Adam Kelman of Chattanooga, Clark Kelman of Memphis; his godparents, Sandra Sparkman of Williston, Dennis Hodges of Little Rock, AR; his stepfather, David Kelman; and his doggie children, Memphis, Avery, Sy and Pinto.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Ola B. Garrison and his paternal grandparents, George P. Everitt and Mary Ann Everitt.

Those honored to serve as casketbearers were Clark Kelman, John Pitts, Trevor Wickham, Dennis Paul Everitt, Kevin Sparkman, Matt Siler, Wayne Ladner, Seth Cochran and Erik Lynch.

Honorary casketbearers were Scott Rhodes, Brandon Rhodes and Houston Wickham.

The family requests that memorials be directed to the Fayette County Animal Rescue, P.O. Box 44, Rossville, TN 38066.

Alexander loved his family and friends and he will live on forever with the memories he shares with us all.