Beverly passed away on January 7, 2023. She was born June 8, 1943 in Endicott New York and graduated from Wyalusing Valley High School in 1961. She married her husband John on May 18, 1963. She and her family moved to Jacksonville Florida in 1974. Beverly was active in her church, Tennis, and spending time with family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her father Frederick Fassett, brother James, mother and father Harold and Virginia Benninger, and sister-in-law Jeanette Reeves.
She is survived by her husband John, son John and his husband Brian Kelly, daughter Jeanine and her partner Larry Elmore, grandson Jordon and his partner Christine Schwartzberg, brother Charles Benninger and wife Jeanne and 6 nieces and nephews.
A visitation for Beverly will be held Thursday, January 19, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Hardage-Giddens Chapel Hills Funeral Home, 850 St Johns Bluff Road North, Jacksonville, FL 32225. Following the visitation will be a graveside service from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at Chapel Hills Memory Gardens, 850 St Johns Bluff Road North, Jacksonville, FL 32225.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Beverly's memory may be made to Huntington's Disease Association, https://hdsa.org/get-involved/tribute-memorial-donations/.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hardage-giddenschapelhills.com for the Smith family.
