Reaping in remembrance

 

(Herald photo by Candie Fix)

AS THE SUN came up over the horizon Sunday morning something special was happening in a wheat field south of Haxtun. It's said that angels come in disguise and for the family of John Everitt, those angels showed up in jeans and boots, driving combines, tractors and semis.

John, who was seriously injured in an ATV accident southeast of Haxtun June 21, succumbed to his injuries and passed away at Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley on Wednesday, July 7. John, who farmed alongside the Starkebaum family, also had just over 400 acres of his own wheat planted in three fields south of town. As his fields turned golden and were ready to harvest, friends and neighbors gathered to cut his wheat and haul it to the elevator, lifting a burden off the shoulders of his grieving family.

Eight combines, several tractors and grain carts and a handful of semis pulled into a field on County Road 3 and in just a few short hours, cut what was ready of John's fields while also sharing hugs, tears and combine rides with his wife, Janice, and their children, Pam and Matt, along with his six grandchildren.

Above, six combines make their first lap around the field. Several others joined in or cut in a nearby field, making sure the Everitt family would reap the benefits of this year's harvest even through the loss of their beloved husband and father.

An account has been established for the Everitt family at Points West Community Bank in Haxtun. Donations may be made at PWCB, 128 South Colorado Avenue in Haxtun or mailed to P.O. Box 8, Haxtun, CO 80731. The account is listed under John and Janice Everitt's name with the subtitle medical expenses.

 

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