Beverly Jean Schultz

years, passed away on March 16, 2025 at the age of

87. She had lived in Spokane for more than 20

years, but previously had been a farmwife east of

Davenport. She started out teaching home

economics and English at Reardan High School from

1959 to 1964, taught in Creston School District and

then taught night school in many rural

communities in Lincoln County for the Washington

Extension Service for a few years. She taught

Sunday school and was the head of the program at

Davenport Presbyterian Church for 29 years. She

was on the Davenport school board, was a

substitute teacher for Davenport school district and

she was a committee member for countless school

events. She helped with her three daughters’ 4H

clubs, FFA chapter events and always came prepared

with a homemade treat. She won many awards for

her baking with the Washington Wheat Growers

Association and she won many quilting and sewing

ribbons at the Lincoln County Fair. She sewed the

dresses for the Davenport float court, and she made

many costumes for school, church and different

community plays. Bev was one of the leading ladies

of Davenport in her day, she loved being a farm wife

and mother. Her home, yard, and garden were

spectacular, and she was the perfect hostess for

many dinners and parties. She excelled at feeding

the haying and harvest crews, and they even got

hot, homemade meals in the field.

Bev was a member of the Town and Country Study

Club for at least 53 years and treasured all of the

ladies in the group as dear friends. She grew up in

the era of sewing, hand quilting, knitting, home

cooking, canning, having a garden, and raising and

butchering beef… and she made it all look easy.

She raised three daughters, Amy, location

unknown, Molly, who passed away in 2014, and

Beth, who lived in Greenacres. Her best gift,

however, was to help raise her grandsons, Warrick

and Wyatt Duarte, and she was so very proud of

them and enjoyed them tremendously. She divorced

Don when she was 56, and moved to Spokane, which

broke her heart, as she had to leave her farm and

friends.

She a went on to have a very successful long-arm

machine quilting business and used her sewing

and quilting talents at craft shows for years. She

stayed in touch with her friends from all over

Lincoln County and the study club ladies, and was

active at church. She never stopped being the best

hostess and keeping her yard and garden perfect.

She enjoyed her neighbors and the giving them

homemade food or gifts from her garden. Bev was

always known to give to charities, often doing free

quilting for many special events or to benefit the

less fortunate with auctioned items. She was a

life-long member of the Washington State

University Cougar Club, and was a Golden Grad

several years ago.

Bev was preceded in death by her parents, Sepher

and Imo Johnson, and her daughter Molly. She

leaves her much adored siblings, her sister, Bobbie

Larson (Brian Schreck), Butch (Kymn) Johnson, and

Bruce (Marge,deceased) Johnson. She had numerous

nieces and nephews and a group of cousins in

Michigan. She greatly enjoyed family events and

was still visiting her sister and brothers regularly,

despite her physical health. She felt family bonds

were the glue that kept her together, and she leaves

an immense sense of loss in the extended Johnson

family.

Her memorial service will be April 12th at 10 am at

Millwood Presbyterian Church. Reception with light

refreshments to follow.