Beverly J. Slaton passed, Saturday, June 30th, 2018, at 4:20 a.m. at the age of 92. Beloved wife of the late Warren A. Slaton, daughter of the late Verlin and Gertrude Cubbage of Des Moines, Iowa. Sister of the late Jerome Cubbage, Des Moines, Iowa. Mother of Jeffrey Slaton, Springdale, Arkansas, Greg Slaton, Metairie, Louisiana, and Dr. Steve (Robbie) Covington, Louisiana.
Grandmother of Rebecca Slaton Anthony (Kyle), Sarah Slaton of Denver, Colorado and and Steven, Samantha, and Spencer Slaton of Covington, Louisiana. Caitlyn and Cameron Slaton of Springdale, Arkansas. Preceded in death by her best friend, Harry Waldo.
Mrs. Slaton was born in Des Moines, Iowa and has resided in Metairie, Louisiana since 1956. She graduated from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas in 1949. She was an Occupational Therapist for five and a half years, and then was a pre-school teacher in Metairie at Kehoe-France and St. Matthews Methodist Church Pre-School for a total of twenty four years.
Mrs. Slaton has been a Stair tutor at Parkway Presbyterian Church for nine years and was awarded the, “Volunteer of the Year,” award in 1997 from Airline Park School. She is a Stephen Minister at Parkway Presbyterian Church and a member of the Friends Board at Westminster Tower in Kenner, Louisiana.
Relatives and friends of the family, also members of Parkway Presbyterian Church, St. Matthew’s Methodist Church and pet care center, are invited to attend the memorial service at Parkway Presbyterian Church at 6200 Camphor Street, Metairie, Louisiana, on July 31, 2018 at 11:30 AM .
Please send flower memorials to Parkway Presbyterian Church or donate to a charity of your choice.
A private burial will be held at Chapelwood Cemetery in Texarkana, Texas.
