Rev. Sam W. Everhart

Rev. Samuel W. Everhart, 50, of Muncie, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, October 1, 2007, in Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 1, 1957 in Richland Center, Wisconsin, a son of Floyd C. and Helen A. (Neuhauser) Everhart. Sam was a 1975 graduate of Nampa Christian High School in Nampa, ID. He attended Boise State University and in 1982 earned a Bachelor’s in Theology from Bible Missionary Institute, in Rock Island, IL. It was there he met his wife and best friend, Phebe, whom he married on August 1, 1980. Together they have served congregations in Washington, IN; Lima, OH; Newburg, PA; Stillwater, OK; and for the past year the Muncie Pilgrim Nazarene Church. He was a dedicated pastor and loving father and husband who placed his family first. He was a hard worker and was employed at Delaware Glass Co. He enjoyed playing basketball and was an avid reader. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Phebe (Roberts) Everhart of Muncie; four children, Sherissa Jean Everhart of Meridian, ID, Bethany Rachelle Everhart of Nampa, ID, Kenton Blake Everhart and Jilayna Breanne Everhart both at home; three brothers and three sisters, Jim (wife: Cindy) Everhart and Gary (wife: Donna) Everhart Sr. both of Boise, ID, Pam (husband: Jim) Doramus of Greenleaf, ID, Joy Everhart of McCall, ID, Gloria Everhart of Nampa, ID and Tim (wife: Beth) Everhart serving as missionaries in Georgetown, Guyana; and many in-laws, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. He is joined in heaven by a brother, Daniel L. Everhart and two sisters-in-law, Roga Jean Everhart and Brenda Louise Roberts. Local services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 4, 2007 at Sproles Family Funeral Home, with Rev. Dale Hayford officiating. Friends may call from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Funeral services will also be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 8, 2007 at Grace Bible Church in Nampa, Idaho. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Nampa. Friends may call Sunday from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Zeyer Funeral Chapel in Nampa, Idaho. An Educational Fund has been established for Kenton and Jilayna. You may make a contribution to Phebe Everhart or at any Key Bank, account #149062055274. You may send a personal condolence to the family at www.sprolesfamilycares.com.

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Rev. Sam W. Everhart

June 1, 1957 - October 1, 2007