EVERETT
PFEIFFER
Middle Island
Army
Photo from the Donald Bayles collection.
Edward Pfeiffer
married Jennie Overton July 28, 1907 after the death of
his first wife, Elizabeth Swezey. They had a son, Everett
Pfeiffer, born April 9, 1909 who attended Stony Brook
Boys' School and on Oct. 22, 1932 married Grace Faron,
who was the daughter of Samuel and Charlotte Faron of
Coram. Everett and Grace had a son, Everett Jr., born May
21, 1934.
On Jan. 31,
1940 Mr. Edward Pfeiffer, who had been Middle Island
postmaster since Feb. 14, 1901, turned the post office
over to Everett. On Oct. 25, 1940 Percy Still became
postmaster and moved the post office to his gas station
on the west side of Rocky Point Road until Oct. 26, 1943
when it was returned to Pfeiffer's store with Everett
again acting postmaster.
Everett was
drafted into the U.S.Army and Nov. 5, 1943 reported to
Camp Upton. Eleven days later he was transferred to a
Coast Artillery post at Fort Lyon near Peak's Island, off
Portland, Maine. He remained at Fort Lyon until February
1945 when he was moved to Camp Houze, Texas. Four months
later he was sent to Fort Meade, Maryland where he was
transferred to an Army post in the Panama Canal Zone. On
December 10, 1945 Everett arrived home after receiving
his discharge from the Army.
While Everett
was in the Army his wife, Grace, was appointed acting
postmaster in Middle Island. After his discharge Everett
resumed his position as postmaster and also ran the
general store in which the post office was situated. He
continued in this occupation until his death in 1957.
Written by
Donald Bayles
March, 2001