 |
| Beverly Glee Peterman |
Beverly was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, the Daughters of Isabella, and the Altar and Rosary Society. She was a long-standing member of TOPS and KOPS. She attended evening classes at Cottey College and Crowder College. Beverly was chosen as the 1976 Bushwhacker Queen. Her dress and accessories were made by her husband Charles, and are on display at the Bushwhacker Museum.
Beverly ran a daycare in her home for over 35 years and volunteered at St. Mary’s aftercare program and other related activities for the church and school. She was a Eucharistic Minister for the Sunday Masses and the homebound, and an instructor for the RCIA program.
Beverly was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Charles L. Peterman; her parents; two infant sons; three sisters, Shirley Chase of Drexel, MO, Karen Baker of Roland, IA, and Betty Jo Long of Mount Ayr, IA; one brother, Donald Bear of Mount Ayr, IA; and her daughter-in-law, Jane Peterman of Gautier, MS. She is survived by her four children, Mark Peterman of Gautier, MS, Mary Ellen Scheib of Grandview, MO, Nancy Armstrong and her husband Mark of Aurora, CO, and Glenn and his wife Andrea Peterman of Overland Park, KS; brother, Ted Bear of Ellis, IA; sister Jean Schriever of Farmington, MN; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and special friends.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 19, 2017 from 6-7:00 p.m. at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. A Mass of Celebration will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 20, 2017 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Matthew Benjamin presiding. The Rosary will be recited at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Nevada. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to the Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund in her name.
No comments:
Post a Comment