Beverly A. Kimrey, 75, of Edna, died Monday, February 21, 2011, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Edna.
She was born July 18, 1935, in Edna, Kansas, to Arthur Leslie and Effie Arlene (Storm) Stine. She grew up and attended schools in Edna and was a graduate of Edna High School.
On December 21, 1952, she married Charles L. "Charley" Kimrey in Edna. Following marriage, they lived three years in Bossier City, Louisiana, until moving back to Edna where they made their family home. Upon returning to southeast Kansas, she worked in various garment factories before becoming Edna city clerk where she worked nine years before retiring in 2000.
She was a member of the Bartlett Christian Church and ECO's (Edna Civic Organization). She enjoyed quilting, painting, gardening, and being involved in community events. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
Survivors include:
One Son – Les Kimrey and wife, Janice rural Edna, KS
Two Daughters – Vickie Lear and husband, Ted Edna, KS
Beth McGinley and husband, Bob Oklahoma City, OK
Seven Grandchildren – Sherrie Horton and husband, Jeremy
Shannon Hoose and husband, Jeremy
Tracy Alloway and husband, Shawn
Travis Kimrey and wife, Tammy
Shianne Lear
Cody Lear
Jennifer Isaacs
Seven Great-Grandchildren – Jacob, Carter and Adilyn Horton Caleb Pierce; Charli Renae and Jay Irving Alloway; and Kylie Lear
Two Sisters – JoAnn Long and husband, Bill Coffeyville, KS
Judy Lowery Danbury, CT
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, and husband, Charles "Charley" Kimrey, on May 9, 2008.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 25, 2011, at the Bartlett Christian Church. Burial will be in the Edna Elm Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m., Thursday, at the church. Friends may call at the church after 1:00 p.m., on Thursday.
Memorials are suggested to the Edna Library or the Bartlett Christian Church. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, KS 67330.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Beverly A. Kimrey, please visit our flower store.
She was born July 18, 1935, in Edna, Kansas, to Arthur Leslie and Effie Arlene (Storm) Stine. She grew up and attended schools in Edna and was a graduate of Edna High School.
On December 21, 1952, she married Charles L. "Charley" Kimrey in Edna. Following marriage, they lived three years in Bossier City, Louisiana, until moving back to Edna where they made their family home. Upon returning to southeast Kansas, she worked in various garment factories before becoming Edna city clerk where she worked nine years before retiring in 2000.
She was a member of the Bartlett Christian Church and ECO's (Edna Civic Organization). She enjoyed quilting, painting, gardening, and being involved in community events. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
Survivors include:
One Son – Les Kimrey and wife, Janice rural Edna, KS
Two Daughters – Vickie Lear and husband, Ted Edna, KS
Beth McGinley and husband, Bob Oklahoma City, OK
Seven Grandchildren – Sherrie Horton and husband, Jeremy
Shannon Hoose and husband, Jeremy
Tracy Alloway and husband, Shawn
Travis Kimrey and wife, Tammy
Shianne Lear
Cody Lear
Jennifer Isaacs
Seven Great-Grandchildren – Jacob, Carter and Adilyn Horton Caleb Pierce; Charli Renae and Jay Irving Alloway; and Kylie Lear
Two Sisters – JoAnn Long and husband, Bill Coffeyville, KS
Judy Lowery Danbury, CT
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, and husband, Charles "Charley" Kimrey, on May 9, 2008.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 25, 2011, at the Bartlett Christian Church. Burial will be in the Edna Elm Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m., Thursday, at the church. Friends may call at the church after 1:00 p.m., on Thursday.
Memorials are suggested to the Edna Library or the Bartlett Christian Church. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, KS 67330.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Beverly A. Kimrey, please visit our flower store.
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