Beverly Jean Marler

Funeral Services for Beverly Jean Killough Marler will be held on Saturday, October 12th, 2019 at 2:00pm at Mt Zion Baptist Church with Pastor Keith Marler and Pastor Maxie Thompson officiating. Her visitation will be held on Friday, October 11th, 2019 beginning at 1:00pm until 7:00pm at Reed-Culver Chapel in Tahlequah, OK. She will be laid to rest next to her husband, Charley Marler at Teresita Cemetery in Teresita, OK.

Pallbearers for Beverly include Caleb Marler, George Shankles, Joshua Marler, Jared Wiggins, Chris Marler and Elijah Wall. Her honorary pallbearers include Blane Pickup, Kenneth Cole, Danny Cole, John Penland, Carl Clark, Zackary Chambers, Gage Pickup and Conner Pickup.

Beverly Jean Marler, or Grandma Bev to her family, was born on Tuesday, July 17th, 1934 in Tulsa, Ok, the daughter of Harvey and Lillie (Winfield) Killough. She grew up in a household with 6 brothers and sisters, and attended school in the Teresita neighborhood. When she turned 16 years old, she met and married Charley "Dean" Marler, and together, they would raise a family of four sons and one daughter. The most important part of Beverly’s life was her husband, children and grandchildren. She worked most of her working career as a cook at Oaks Mission School, her meals were comforting and her presence was Grandmother to many of the students at oaks. When she went home, her family was given the benefits of her culinary arts, her pies, cakes and cookies were unbeatable and her Christmas candy was tops on everyones list of favorites for the holidays. Grandma Bev’s Thanksgiving dinners were always monumental affairs, and the food, perfection! She made sure everyone of her sons learned to be a good cook. Beverly never failed to raise a large garden and canned the produce to make her mouthwatering winter meals. The 4th of July holiday always found Beverly at the creek, swimming with her family and talking the day away. Then there was Christmas, and Bev knew and loved every single Christmas carol she heard. Her days included Jeopardy, reading a book a day, watching old movies, Elvis was her favorite, and spending time with her friends at the casino. There were trips to Tunica, and she loved just going around the countryside to visit with her neighbors and friends. She was strong willed, determined, and knew what she wanted from life. She adored her family, and their presence made that famous smile of hers bright. She was genuine, and you always knew where you stood with Grandma Bev. She lost her husband Dean in 2011. She remained close to the family she loved. The Lord called this hard working, wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend home from her labors on Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 in Siloam Springs, AR. She was 85 years old and will be greatly missed.

She is preceded in death by her husband, mother, father, grandparents, Aaron and Annie Killough, and Richard and Amanda Winfield, one son, Charles Wayne Marler, and two brothers, Otis and Howard Killough.

Beverly’s memory will be cherished by her family of four sons and one daughter, Albert Dean Marler and wife Elsie of Moodys, OK, Keith Marler and wife Susanna of Teresita, OK, Richard Adam Marler and wife Robin of Leach, OK, and Vicki Chambers of Rose, OK. There are four sisters, Anna Ruth Penland of Bartlesville, OK, Verona “Vicki” Hodges of Tulsa, OK, Norma McHutchens of Nowata, OK, and Margaret Neal and husband Ray of Sand Springs, OK. She lives on in her fourteen grandchildren, Amie Price and husband Lee of Broken Arrow, Crystal Klien of Tulsa, Caleb Marler and wife Cassie of rocky Ford, Sarah Marler and husband Grant of Ft. Gibson, OK, Natashia Nixon of Siloam Springs, AR, Rebekah Marler of Moodys, OK, Jared Wiggins of Louisville, KY, Emily Williams and husband Sean of Springdale, AR, Chris Marler of Gentry, AR, Coty Thompson and wife Heather of Tahlequah, OK, Casey Thompson of Muskogee, OK, Colby Thompson and wife Erika of Siloam Springs, AR, Joshua Marler of Teresita, OK, and Mariah Chambers and Vincent Duncan of Watts, OK. There are also her twenty great grandchildren, Alexis, Tori, Madison, Sophi, Kannon, Blaine, Gage, Conner, Jasmine, Jaida, Elijah, Nora, Abigail, Charlie, Carter, Sammy, Zackary, Brooklyn, Liam, and Tyler, one great-great grandson, Da’Zhon Calhoun, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends and loved ones, far too numerous to mention.