Beverly was the daughter of Helma Deering and Vera Nell Chessor, the wife of Chuck Ketchel, and the mother of Jordan Thuesen.
Beverly was my aunt, but since she was only 8 years older than me, people always assumed that we were sisters. It is very hard for me to express what a phenomenal spirit Beverly possessed, but I will try to describe her as best as I can.
Beverly was a voracious reader. She enjoyed all types of literature, but she particularly liked Anne Rice novels. She was quite drawn to books, music, art - practically anything - relating to the antebellum South, and in particular Louisiana-Cajun culture. She was a huge fan of "Gone with the Wind" and Elvis Presley music. She enjoyed modern art and had several original pieces of artwork in her home. Her favorite piece of original art was an impressionist-style painting of an angel in the clouds blowing a horn. It featured her favorite color - light shades of purple. Beverly was stylish and always wore the most trendy clothes, usually from "The French Shoppe," a Nashville boutique. Her hair was always perfectly coiffed and her make-up flawlessly applied, but she could still get ready faster than any other woman alive. She loved sports cars and had them even after she had her daughter. She was a fun-seeker and truly lived every moment she was alive.
Beverly became a Registered Nurse in 1980. She was first employed by Centennial Hospital in Nashville, which was known as Parkview Hospital when she first started there. She would later work for Vanderbilt Hospital and Macon County Hospital. Early in her career, she worked the emergency room and "LifeFlight." She later worked in cardiac ICU. For a number of years, she worked for neurosurgeons Allen, Allen and Schaettle. For the last few years of her life (beginning in approximately 1998), she was a nursing consultant to law firms that specialized in such things as personal injury and worker's compensation. In her last years, she also travelled and trained medical personnel on equipment.
The songs that were played at her funeral are a wonderful example of her personality: "Stand by Me," by Elvis Presley; "Beloved Wife," by Natalie Merchant; "Angel," by Sarah McLachlan; and "His Truth Is Marching On" ("An American Trilogy?") by Elvis Presley. Befittingly, one of the ministers read a letter to Beverly that was written anonymously by one of her friends, which urged friends and family to remember her in the way she would have liked - "with compassion and a touch of humor."
Beverly was my aunt, but since she was only 8 years older than me, people always assumed that we were sisters. It is very hard for me to express what a phenomenal spirit Beverly possessed, but I will try to describe her as best as I can.
Beverly was a voracious reader. She enjoyed all types of literature, but she particularly liked Anne Rice novels. She was quite drawn to books, music, art - practically anything - relating to the antebellum South, and in particular Louisiana-Cajun culture. She was a huge fan of "Gone with the Wind" and Elvis Presley music. She enjoyed modern art and had several original pieces of artwork in her home. Her favorite piece of original art was an impressionist-style painting of an angel in the clouds blowing a horn. It featured her favorite color - light shades of purple. Beverly was stylish and always wore the most trendy clothes, usually from "The French Shoppe," a Nashville boutique. Her hair was always perfectly coiffed and her make-up flawlessly applied, but she could still get ready faster than any other woman alive. She loved sports cars and had them even after she had her daughter. She was a fun-seeker and truly lived every moment she was alive.
Beverly became a Registered Nurse in 1980. She was first employed by Centennial Hospital in Nashville, which was known as Parkview Hospital when she first started there. She would later work for Vanderbilt Hospital and Macon County Hospital. Early in her career, she worked the emergency room and "LifeFlight." She later worked in cardiac ICU. For a number of years, she worked for neurosurgeons Allen, Allen and Schaettle. For the last few years of her life (beginning in approximately 1998), she was a nursing consultant to law firms that specialized in such things as personal injury and worker's compensation. In her last years, she also travelled and trained medical personnel on equipment.
The songs that were played at her funeral are a wonderful example of her personality: "Stand by Me," by Elvis Presley; "Beloved Wife," by Natalie Merchant; "Angel," by Sarah McLachlan; and "His Truth Is Marching On" ("An American Trilogy?") by Elvis Presley. Befittingly, one of the ministers read a letter to Beverly that was written anonymously by one of her friends, which urged friends and family to remember her in the way she would have liked - "with compassion and a touch of humor."
Beverly was the daughter of Helma Deering and Vera Nell Chessor, the wife of Chuck Ketchel, and the mother of Jordan Thuesen.
Beverly was my aunt, but since she was only 8 years older than me, people always assumed that we were sisters. It is very hard for me to express what a phenomenal spirit Beverly possessed, but I will try to describe her as best as I can.
Beverly was a voracious reader. She enjoyed all types of literature, but she particularly liked Anne Rice novels. She was quite drawn to books, music, art - practically anything - relating to the antebellum South, and in particular Louisiana-Cajun culture. She was a huge fan of "Gone with the Wind" and Elvis Presley music. She enjoyed modern art and had several original pieces of artwork in her home. Her favorite piece of original art was an impressionist-style painting of an angel in the clouds blowing a horn. It featured her favorite color - light shades of purple. Beverly was stylish and always wore the most trendy clothes, usually from "The French Shoppe," a Nashville boutique. Her hair was always perfectly coiffed and her make-up flawlessly applied, but she could still get ready faster than any other woman alive. She loved sports cars and had them even after she had her daughter. She was a fun-seeker and truly lived every moment she was alive.
Beverly became a Registered Nurse in 1980. She was first employed by Centennial Hospital in Nashville, which was known as Parkview Hospital when she first started there. She would later work for Vanderbilt Hospital and Macon County Hospital. Early in her career, she worked the emergency room and "LifeFlight." She later worked in cardiac ICU. For a number of years, she worked for neurosurgeons Allen, Allen and Schaettle. For the last few years of her life (beginning in approximately 1998), she was a nursing consultant to law firms that specialized in such things as personal injury and worker's compensation. In her last years, she also travelled and trained medical personnel on equipment.
The songs that were played at her funeral are a wonderful example of her personality: "Stand by Me," by Elvis Presley; "Beloved Wife," by Natalie Merchant; "Angel," by Sarah McLachlan; and "His Truth Is Marching On" ("An American Trilogy?") by Elvis Presley. Befittingly, one of the ministers read a letter to Beverly that was written anonymously by one of her friends, which urged friends and family to remember her in the way she would have liked - "with compassion and a touch of humor."
Beverly was my aunt, but since she was only 8 years older than me, people always assumed that we were sisters. It is very hard for me to express what a phenomenal spirit Beverly possessed, but I will try to describe her as best as I can.
Beverly was a voracious reader. She enjoyed all types of literature, but she particularly liked Anne Rice novels. She was quite drawn to books, music, art - practically anything - relating to the antebellum South, and in particular Louisiana-Cajun culture. She was a huge fan of "Gone with the Wind" and Elvis Presley music. She enjoyed modern art and had several original pieces of artwork in her home. Her favorite piece of original art was an impressionist-style painting of an angel in the clouds blowing a horn. It featured her favorite color - light shades of purple. Beverly was stylish and always wore the most trendy clothes, usually from "The French Shoppe," a Nashville boutique. Her hair was always perfectly coiffed and her make-up flawlessly applied, but she could still get ready faster than any other woman alive. She loved sports cars and had them even after she had her daughter. She was a fun-seeker and truly lived every moment she was alive.
Beverly became a Registered Nurse in 1980. She was first employed by Centennial Hospital in Nashville, which was known as Parkview Hospital when she first started there. She would later work for Vanderbilt Hospital and Macon County Hospital. Early in her career, she worked the emergency room and "LifeFlight." She later worked in cardiac ICU. For a number of years, she worked for neurosurgeons Allen, Allen and Schaettle. For the last few years of her life (beginning in approximately 1998), she was a nursing consultant to law firms that specialized in such things as personal injury and worker's compensation. In her last years, she also travelled and trained medical personnel on equipment.
The songs that were played at her funeral are a wonderful example of her personality: "Stand by Me," by Elvis Presley; "Beloved Wife," by Natalie Merchant; "Angel," by Sarah McLachlan; and "His Truth Is Marching On" ("An American Trilogy?") by Elvis Presley. Befittingly, one of the ministers read a letter to Beverly that was written anonymously by one of her friends, which urged friends and family to remember her in the way she would have liked - "with compassion and a touch of humor."
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