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William Charles Everett

September 27, 1944 — January 30, 2025

Cape Carteret

William Charles Everett (a.k.a. The Reverend), originally of Ayden, NC spent his final years fulfilling his dream of living by his beloved ocean. He rode his final wave into heaven on January 30, 2025, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. We know he is “living the dream” (as he was so famous for saying) -- surfing the longest wave every day on a red Surfboards Hawaii longboard and spinning beach music on a turntable.

Bill began a wonderful childhood in Ayden, NC, graduating from Ayden High School in 1962. He moved on to attend North Carolina State University for a short time and later graduating from East Carolina University. He was an early graduate of the Industrial Technology program at ECU. 

Never afraid to break the rules, while still a child and well before driving age, he delivered dry cleaning around town for his family business, Deluxe Dry Cleaners located in downtown Ayden. Always a busy boy, Bill filled his days rabbit hunting alongside his father, William T. Everett, only given one bullet at a time, while he learned to handle guns. Bill showed his strength as a marksman early in life with his own BB gun helping the cowboys shoot the Indians on his parents brand new black and white television, much to his mother Maude’s dismay! Later he earned expert level marksmanship in the Army. He proudly served in the NC National Guard and Army Reserve as well. 

In the early 1960’s, Bill found his truest love, surfing. He was one of the first NC longboard surfers, surfing the Outer and Inner Banks of Eastern NC. He spent summers surfing, sleeping on the beach and partying at the Casino in Nags Head. That love was only notched to second place when he met and married his beautiful wife, Kaye, in 1970.

Some of his favorite memories were having long talks with his father while sitting on the low brick wall at his childhood home on Fourth St., camping at Pitch Kettle and visiting his Uncle Eddie and Aunt Ruebelle at their cottage in Nags Head. As a young man, Bill shared his love of surfing and beach music with anyone he met. Through the years, he taught many to love surfing as he did and never failed to lend a helping hand to anyone in need. A natural “tinkerer”, there was not much he couldn’t repair, and he was always eager to share his talents. We know when the swells die down in heaven, he is mending, building and keeping up with his many “projects”.

Parkinson’s slowed him in later years and eventually confined him. He never lost his optimism that he might improve. He never failed to tell you he loved you and was proud of you anytime he saw you. If he loved you, he made sure you knew it. Bill loved his only daughter and two granddaughters fiercely and was proud that they all inherited the same love of salt, sand and sea as he did.

Bill leaves behind his wife Kaye of 54 years of Cape Carteret, his daughter, Jessica Everett Wahler (Todd Wahler), granddaughters Mary Everett Wahler and Sarah Elizabeth Wahler, all of Raleigh and cousin, Charlene Gill (Frank Gill) of Greenville. 

Bill was preceded in death by his father, William T. Everett, mother, Maude Sanders Everett and sister, Mary Ellen Everett. 

The family wishes to thank the neighbors of Bayshore Park, beloved in-laws, Jim and Gail Sabino and special friend Dan Hardy for so much support, love and helping hands. 

A celebration of life will be held at a later date. 

The family asks that memorials be made to the Adaptive Surf Project of NC located in Morehead City (www.adaptivesurfprojectnc.com).

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net.

Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home & Crematory in Morehead City, NC.

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