Beverly Ann Bassett Herrera

After High School, Beverly attended Kilgore Junior College where she was a member of the famous Kilgore Rangerettes. Beverly then attended the University of Texas in Austin where she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority and met her husband, Charlie. She earned a Bachelors of Education in 1957 and married in December. For the next 25 years, they lived on military posts in Germany, South Korea as well as numerous places in the United States. Even though they moved often, she was able to earn a Masters Degree in Education at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. while Charlie was on active duty. Subsequently, Beverly was on the faculty of the University of Georgia Medical School, a professor of Education at the Northern Virginia Community College, taught High School in South Korea and, while Charlie was in Vietnam, she taught Elementary school in Dallas, Texas.

Beverly was a consummate military wife who was an invaluable asset to the success of her husband’s career. When Charlie retired from the military in 1982, they moved to Kansas City. In 1987, they moved to Upper Arlington, Ohio where she was very active with the political activities in the community.

Beverly will be greatly missed by her husband of 66 years, Charlie, retired Colonel US Army; children, Ken (Julie) Herrera of Wildomar, California and Lynn (Amy Rosenthal) Herrera of Westerville, Ohio; grandson, Micah Herrera; brother, Jim (Alice Ann) Bassett; brother-in-law, Bill Herrera; and many other family members.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Dixie Bassett; and baby brother, Bobby Jo Bassett.

Memorial service will be held at 4 PM on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST, 1740 Zollinger Road, Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221, where a reception will follow until 6:30 PM. You can join the livestream of the Memorial Service by clicking on the link under the services tab.

Memorial contributions may be made to Charity Newsies (Donation Form (donorperfect.net)) and/or Honor Flight, Columbus, Ohio (Donate | HonorFlightColumbus (honorflightcmh.org)).