Obituaries : Monroe M. Everett; Longtime Moorpark Farmer

Longtime Ventura County farmer Monroe M. Everett has died at the age of 87.

Born in Montalvo in 1907, Everett was a lifelong county resident who grew citrus, avocados and walnuts on his Moorpark farm. He was a founder of the Calleguas Municipal Water District and served on the district’s board of directors for 16 years.

Everett was an aviator as well as a farmer, said Pat Miller, president of the Calleguas Water District board.

“He had his own airstrip on his farm that he would fly out of,” Miller said. “I remember him as a true gentleman and dedicated board member.”

Everett also served on the board of the Ojai Tapo Citrus Assn. and was a longtime member of the Moorpark Rotary Club and the Moorpark United Methodist Church.

He was survived by Laurel Everett, his wife of 33 years, and four daughters, Liane Norman of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Laurel Stocking of Calgary, Canada; Linda Jessup of Silver Spring, Md., and Linnea Brecunier of Moorpark.

Everett, who died Monday at St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo, is also survived by 11 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

A memorial service has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at Moorpark United Methodist Church.