Beverly Keith Golightly, 81, of Provo, passed away Saturday.
She was born to William Jairus Keith, Jr. and LaVon Penrod Keith, April 17, 1927, in Elberta, Utah. Beverly attended the Franklin and Maeser Elementary Schools and graduated from Provo High School in 1945. While studying art at BYU in 1948, Beverly auditioned as a tap dancer for a varsity show, "Significant Spring," written and directed by the late Max C. Golightly. Max gave Beverly that part, and then a larger one. They married that September in the Manti Temple. They lived in Glendora, California during 1953 to 1956, where Max taught theatre at Citrus Jr. College and Beverly worked at the Broadway department store, before returning to Provo, where Max was a professor at BYU until his retirement in 1989.
Beverly focused her time and energy on her family. She also worked at various times as a window decorator, commercial artist, interior decorator, and dance instructor. She was a gifted artist. In recent years she devoted herself to writing, which she termed "painting with words." She appreciated and collected all things old, worn, and weathered, especially bottles, and all kinds of books. She had an engaging sense of humor.
Beverly is survived by her four sons and one daughter: Gary Golightly of Provo; Laury Golightly of Salt Lake City; Kim (Anne Ashworth) Golightly of Bethesda, MD; Kyle (Michelle Briggs) Golightly of Orem; and Guy (Christine Call) Golightly of Spanish Fork. She is also survived by 18 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Wayne Keith of Lindon, and Lon Keith of Provo; three sisters, Mary Belle Boyack, Helen Beaman, and Karen Gibson, of Provo. She is preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Jay Allan Keith and William Keith.
She was born to William Jairus Keith, Jr. and LaVon Penrod Keith, April 17, 1927, in Elberta, Utah. Beverly attended the Franklin and Maeser Elementary Schools and graduated from Provo High School in 1945. While studying art at BYU in 1948, Beverly auditioned as a tap dancer for a varsity show, "Significant Spring," written and directed by the late Max C. Golightly. Max gave Beverly that part, and then a larger one. They married that September in the Manti Temple. They lived in Glendora, California during 1953 to 1956, where Max taught theatre at Citrus Jr. College and Beverly worked at the Broadway department store, before returning to Provo, where Max was a professor at BYU until his retirement in 1989.
Beverly focused her time and energy on her family. She also worked at various times as a window decorator, commercial artist, interior decorator, and dance instructor. She was a gifted artist. In recent years she devoted herself to writing, which she termed "painting with words." She appreciated and collected all things old, worn, and weathered, especially bottles, and all kinds of books. She had an engaging sense of humor.
Beverly is survived by her four sons and one daughter: Gary Golightly of Provo; Laury Golightly of Salt Lake City; Kim (Anne Ashworth) Golightly of Bethesda, MD; Kyle (Michelle Briggs) Golightly of Orem; and Guy (Christine Call) Golightly of Spanish Fork. She is also survived by 18 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Wayne Keith of Lindon, and Lon Keith of Provo; three sisters, Mary Belle Boyack, Helen Beaman, and Karen Gibson, of Provo. She is preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Jay Allan Keith and William Keith.
Beverly Keith Golightly, 81, of Provo, passed away Saturday.
She was born to William Jairus Keith, Jr. and LaVon Penrod Keith, April 17, 1927, in Elberta, Utah. Beverly attended the Franklin and Maeser Elementary Schools and graduated from Provo High School in 1945. While studying art at BYU in 1948, Beverly auditioned as a tap dancer for a varsity show, "Significant Spring," written and directed by the late Max C. Golightly. Max gave Beverly that part, and then a larger one. They married that September in the Manti Temple. They lived in Glendora, California during 1953 to 1956, where Max taught theatre at Citrus Jr. College and Beverly worked at the Broadway department store, before returning to Provo, where Max was a professor at BYU until his retirement in 1989.
Beverly focused her time and energy on her family. She also worked at various times as a window decorator, commercial artist, interior decorator, and dance instructor. She was a gifted artist. In recent years she devoted herself to writing, which she termed "painting with words." She appreciated and collected all things old, worn, and weathered, especially bottles, and all kinds of books. She had an engaging sense of humor.
Beverly is survived by her four sons and one daughter: Gary Golightly of Provo; Laury Golightly of Salt Lake City; Kim (Anne Ashworth) Golightly of Bethesda, MD; Kyle (Michelle Briggs) Golightly of Orem; and Guy (Christine Call) Golightly of Spanish Fork. She is also survived by 18 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Wayne Keith of Lindon, and Lon Keith of Provo; three sisters, Mary Belle Boyack, Helen Beaman, and Karen Gibson, of Provo. She is preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Jay Allan Keith and William Keith.
She was born to William Jairus Keith, Jr. and LaVon Penrod Keith, April 17, 1927, in Elberta, Utah. Beverly attended the Franklin and Maeser Elementary Schools and graduated from Provo High School in 1945. While studying art at BYU in 1948, Beverly auditioned as a tap dancer for a varsity show, "Significant Spring," written and directed by the late Max C. Golightly. Max gave Beverly that part, and then a larger one. They married that September in the Manti Temple. They lived in Glendora, California during 1953 to 1956, where Max taught theatre at Citrus Jr. College and Beverly worked at the Broadway department store, before returning to Provo, where Max was a professor at BYU until his retirement in 1989.
Beverly focused her time and energy on her family. She also worked at various times as a window decorator, commercial artist, interior decorator, and dance instructor. She was a gifted artist. In recent years she devoted herself to writing, which she termed "painting with words." She appreciated and collected all things old, worn, and weathered, especially bottles, and all kinds of books. She had an engaging sense of humor.
Beverly is survived by her four sons and one daughter: Gary Golightly of Provo; Laury Golightly of Salt Lake City; Kim (Anne Ashworth) Golightly of Bethesda, MD; Kyle (Michelle Briggs) Golightly of Orem; and Guy (Christine Call) Golightly of Spanish Fork. She is also survived by 18 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Wayne Keith of Lindon, and Lon Keith of Provo; three sisters, Mary Belle Boyack, Helen Beaman, and Karen Gibson, of Provo. She is preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Jay Allan Keith and William Keith.
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