Everett was a native of Obion County, Tennessee, being born on a farm near Union City.

[1] In 1958, Everett entered the contest for the Eighth Congressional District seat of Jere Cooper, who had died in office.

[2] Like the voters of his district, he was predominantly a conservative, largely reflecting the views of his party's Southern wing.

Everett died of pneumonia and flu complications at Veterans Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee on January 26, 1969.

[5] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress