Beverly A. Martin

Nov. 5, 1943 - May 27, 2018

McCOOK, Neb. — Beverly A. Martin, age 74, of McCook, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2018, at Hillcrest Nursing Home.

Bev was born on Nov. 5, 1943, to Clyde and Lola (James) Johnette in Fort Smith, Ark. She graduated from McCook High School in 1961. On Feb. 3, 1962, she married James Martin.

Early in their marriage, the couple resided in Colorado and Wyoming. In 1970, the family moved to Trenton, Neb. Bev was a full-time homemaker and she kept books for Alt Oil Company and Jim’s Soo Paw, gas/propane stations the couple owned and operated. She also assisted her parents with their family business, Johnette Insurance Agency in McCook. After her children were raised, Bev became a CNA/medical aide and worked at El Dorado Manor in Trenton and Willow Ridge in McCook.

Bev was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was affectionately known as “Sweetpea” by her family and friends. Her family came before everything else. She loved attending any type of event that her children and grandchildren participated in. In her spare time, she loved to craft (especially crocheting) and when all her craft tubs were full, she could always find room for more. In her later years, she enjoyed reading and caring for her plants. Bev also collected bells and plates and was an Elvis fan.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jim; son, Michael; and brother, Bill.

Bev is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Bill Cole of Trenton; sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Jane of McCook, Rodney and Angel of Blair, Neb., Kevin and Sara of Lincoln, Neb., and Jeff and Annie of Champion, Neb.; grandchildren, Megan (Tommy) Lewis, Allyson, Chloe, Hanna, Julia, Jon, Nevaeh, Jade, Jeffrey Jr. and Crosby; great-grandson, Holt; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Freida and Bernie Goetze, Bernadette and LaVerne Miller, Cliff and Carol Martin, Bonita and Cary Hollenhors; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

Memorials may be given to McCook Hospice, Trenton Ambulance Squad, or McCook Library.

A fellowship and celebration of life for family and friends will be Sunday, June 10, 2018, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Church of God Fellowship Hall in Trenton.

Inurnment will be Monday, June 11, 2018, 9:30 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery with Father Gary Brethour officiating.

Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook is entrusted with arrangements.