Beverly Ann Wilson was born at North Platte, Nebraska, on October 29, 1933, to Virgil and Garnette (Haskins) Brannan of North Platte, Nebraska. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1951, then worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone.
She married Warren W. Wilson, U.S. Air Force veteran, at First Methodist Episcopal Church in North Platte, Nebraska, on December 13, 1959. They moved to Omaha, Nebraska, and later to Kansas City, Missouri, where Warren retired from AT&T in 1999.
Beverly was a loving wife and mother, and a talented doll maker. She was proud of her family’s history as Nebraska pioneers.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren, in 2015; and one brother, Robert Brannan.
Beverly is survived by her sons, Kerry Wilson and Jon (Susan) Wilson of Kansas City, Missouri; three nieces, Debra (Carl) Mullendore of New Mexico, Kristie (Ken) Pfeiff of Paxton, Nebraska; and Roberta Lee of Omaha, Nebraska; one nephew, Douglas (Jerri) Luedke of Paxton, Nebraska.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association.