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Beverly Jean Griffith Reed
20 Jul 1935 – 11 May 2020
| Birth | 20 Jul 1935 |
| Death | 11 May 2020 |
| Cemetery | Chapelwood Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum Wake Village , Bowie County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | David Shane Spencer on 17 May 2021 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210067209 |
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July 20, 1935 - May 11, 2020 Beverly Jean Reed was born on July 20, 1935, in Callaway, Nebraska, to Lynn and Edna Griffith. She died last year on May 11, 2020, in Texarkana, Texas, at the age of 84. Beverly grew up on a homestead farm. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in music from Hastings College. After graduation she married Larry Bauer. They were married 13 years and had one daughter, Gigi Jeanne. Beverly taught public school music from first grade through high school. In 1972 she married Tiffin Reed, Jr. and moved to Texarkana. During their 33 years of marriage, she worked alongside him keeping the accounting books for their family business. They were the closest of companions and enjoyed many trips often centered around art, architecture, music, or history. What they both loved most was having big family gatherings. Beverly would make huge, delicious meals for holidays and birthdays that everyone enjoyed! Beverly was a talented musician and had been recommended to pursue further studies and training as a concert pianist after college. She loved teaching music, directing musicals, giving private piano lessons, and entertaining her family and friends. She enjoyed and shared her gift of music until her final days. Beverly was preceded in death by her husband; parents; brother, William Griffith; and son-in-law, John Askins, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Gigi Askins; two granddaughters (spouses), Michelle Bodie (James) and Angela Askins (Will Jackson); sister, Mary Jane Pandorf; and nine nieces and nephews. She is also survived by four stepchildren, Tiffin Reed, III (Vencene), Annie Briscoe (Lloyd), Geof Reed (Sonya), and Creighton Reed (Gina); six step-grandchildren, fourteen step-great-grandchildren, and four step-great-great-grandchildren. A service to celebrate Beverly's life will be held at Chapelwood Funeral Home on Saturday, May 22, at 4:00 pm.
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