On August 5, 2019, this world lost one of the greatest generation, Elizabeth Jean (Green) Everhart. She was born on November 27, 1926 in Quanah, TX, as the second daughter of Mack and Mabel Green. During her youth she endured the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. As a teenager, she married an Air Corps Cadet, John Everhart, who would graduate to become the pilot of a B-17 during World War II. After his bomber was shot down over Germany, she endured the anguish of not knowing if her husband was alive or dead before finally receiving notice from the Red Cross that he had been captured and was in a German Prisoner of War camp. Following the war, she became the mother of three children, Ronald Everhart, Diana (Everhart) Beggs, and Kirby Everhart, the last of which was born in Japan while her husband was stationed there as an Air Force Officer during the Korean War. Both of her sons served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war, and her daughter was married to an Air Force Officer flying B-52 missions into North Vietnam. Throughout all of these hardships, she retained a remarkable sense of humor, even twelve years after the death of her husband. She loved animals and was prominent in the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). Born in the same year as Queen Elizabeth of England, she was frequently referred to as "The Queen Mum" by her children and her four grandchildren. Although bedridden for more than a year, she never complained of her pain. She did not fear death, and had frequently remarked that she was looking forward to being reunited with her husband. She was clear minded and sharp witted until the end, and her passing was peaceful. Our Mom had a beautiful heart. Although she will be sorely missed by her loved ones, they are confident of her place in heaven.
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