Brenda Beavers

Graveside services for Brenda K. Beavers, 78, of Mattoon, formerly of Sullivan, were held in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan at 10 a.m. Tuesday with the Reverend Richard Coen officiating. Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home in Mattoon presided over the arrangements.

She passed away at 1:17 p.m. Wednesday, September 30, 2015 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon.

Brenda was born February 12, 1937 in Sullivan, a daughter of Robert and Eileen Myers Sullivan. She married Larry Beavers, her high school sweetheart and the love of her life, August 24, 1956 in Sullivan.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.