Everett Price Sorrells, Jr.

March 30, 1939 - February 24, 2021

Everett Price Sorrells, Jr., 81, of Laurel, passed away on February 24, 2021, at Gulfport Memorial Hospital. He was born on March 30, 1939, in Utica, MS. He graduated from Greenville High School in 1957, and graduated from William Carey College in 1993 with a Bachelor’s in General Studies. He enlisted in the Mississippi Army National Guard after high school, and served as an Administrative Support Technician until his retirement in March 1999 after 42 years of service. He was married to Rosie Chapman Sorrells for 39 years prior to her death. He is preceded in death by his parents Everett, Sr. and Laura Ruth Davis Sorrels; first wife, Eloise Robertson Sorrells, brothers, Sidney Sorrels, Charles (Chuck) Sorrels, Roy Sorrels, and nephew, Chad Everett Sorrels. He is survived by his three children, Everett Cody Sorrells, Mary Elizabeth Sorrells, and Franklin Price Sorrells; grandchildren, Dalton Sorrells and Shaun West; three sisters, Marie Sorrels, Linda Gentry, and Sandra Boyles, and a host of nieces and nephews. Everett was an avid collector of baseball cards, coins, and stamps. He enjoyed watching baseball and football, and collected memorabilia of his favorite team, the New York Yankees. He also loved to spend time with his family, especially his grandsons. The graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at the Choctaw Cemetery of the Bogue Homa Indian Reservation in Heidelberg, MS. To sign the online guest book, visit www.memorychapellaurelcom.