Everett Benedict Bradley Jr. passed away in Fallon, Nevada, on Nov. 25, 2024, at the age of 78. Born Jan. 3, 1946, in Orangevale, California, to Everett and Agusta Baker Bradley, Everett was known to his family as “Bennie.”
As a child, Everett visited the brand-new Disneyland with his grandparents, became the yo-yo champion of his elementary school, and played the trombone in high school. Prone to sneaking off to smoke and drink Coca-Cola, Everett was often a trial to his parents.
A man always mechanically inclined, Everett completed his automotive mechanic apprenticeship in 1970 and his machinist apprenticeship before receiving an honorable discharge from the Army National Guard in 1971. He then permanently moved to Nevada, living first in Yerington, then Silver Springs, and finally Fallon, where he worked at Fallon Ford and Napa. Later, he settled in Austin and retired from the Nevada Department of Transportation highway maintenance crew in 2014. He spent his retirement trapshooting, reloading, traveling, cooking, and driving through the mountains.
Throughout his life, Everett had many hobbies and interests. He enjoyed wood and metal working, and his creations decorate several homes. He was an avid trapshooter, becoming the Nevada State Singles Champion in 1999. He and his daughter spent many evenings in the garage reloading for the next big shoot. As an automotive and off-roading enthusiast, Everett rebuilt a 1966 Kaiser Jeep CJ-5, which he loved taking into the mountains to explore and search for ghost towns.
Everett also loved cooking and sharing recipes with his loved ones. A fan of the arts, he frequently admired drawings and took pictures of paintings he encountered during his travels. He loved music and would sometimes sit quietly just to listen. He traveled extensively, visiting nearly all of the western and southwestern United States, often combining his trips with his interests in trapshooting, history, and trains. Everett lived a very full life and had a lot of fun doing it.
Everett is survived by his partner, Nancy; his children, Doug, Kevin, Michael, and Melanie; and his grandchildren, Daniel, Sean, Evelyn, Macray, and Thomas.
At Everett’s request, there will be no funeral or graveside services or “any of that bull***t,” as he would say. His burial will take place at noon on Dec. 21, 2024, in Austin, Nevada, at Calvary Cemetery. A celebration of Everett’s life—the party he wanted us to have—will be held at 4 p.m. on April 26, 2025, at the Fallon Elks Lodge, 93 W. Center St.
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