Individual Details

Beverly J. Clason

(14 May 1938 - 21 Jul 2017)

Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa, July 21, 2017: COLONA - Beverly J. (Clason) Bryan, 79, of Colona, left this earth Friday morning, July 21, 2017, to join her loved ones in heaven. A graveside funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, July 27, at 10:30 a.m. at the Riverside Cemetery in Prophetstown, Illinois. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 26, from 5-7 p.m. at Vandemore Funeral Home & Crematory in Geneseo. Memorials may be left to the Geneseo Humane Society.

Beverly Clason was born May 14, 1938, in Soldiers Gove [Grove], Wisconsin, the daughter of Rollo and Charlotte (Ward) Clason. They moved to Illinois and became farmers. Bev married Harvey Beattie in 1956, and from that union her two sons, Scott and Todd, were born. She later married Blair Bryan Jr. in Colona. The years she spent with Blair were the happiest years of her life. He preceded her in death on February 13, 2012. She was a longtime cashier and checkout clerk for Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard in Milan, then lastly at Farm & Fleet in Moline. Bev had a love for horses and dogs, and she had owned several of both in her lifetime. She will be remembered for being a fantastic cook and her talent for baking apple pies. Bev also took pride in, and enjoyed decorating her home.

Bev was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Leroy Clason; sister, Barbara Oltman; and her husband, Blair Bryan Jr.

Events

Birth14 May 1938Soldiers Grove, Crawford Co., Wisconsin
Marriage1956Harvey Beattie
MarriageAbt 1970Blair Bryan Jr.
Death21 Jul 2017Colona, Henry Co., Illinois
BurialRiverside Cemetery, Prophetstown, Whiteside Co., Illinois

Families

SpouseHarvey Beattie ( - )
ChildScott Beattie ( - )
ChildTodd Beattie ( - )
SpouseBlair Bryan Jr. ( - 2012)
FatherRollo Laton Clason (1909 - 1987)
MotherCharlotte Marie Ward (1913 - 1988)
SiblingBarbara Clason (1932 - 2011)
SiblingLeroy U Clason (1934 - 2005)

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