Beverly was born January 3, 1942 and was a 1960 graduate of New Hanover High School. She attended the University of North Carolina and Presbyterian School of Nursing where she obtained a nursing degree. Beverly was a surgical nurse for 42 years and worked at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Duke University Medical Center.
Beverly was preceded in death by her son, Philip Lloyd, her parents Margaret Fallis and Chester F. Jones, father-in-law Wilton S. Hafer and mother-in-law Gladys Hafer.
She is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Wilton G. Hafer; son Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Marine Corps) Christopher Hafer and wife Jennifer, step-son Gregg Hafer and wife Diane, step-daughter Linda Faragasso and husband Lou; grandsons Austin Philip Hafer, Christopher Michael Hafer, Gregory Angelo Hafer and wife Lauren, Anthony Michael Hafer, Lauren Nicole Fasola and Pamela Lynn Fasola; great-grandson Cole Matthew Hafer; brother Philip S. Jones and wife Donna; niece Kathryn and husband Captain (U.S. Army) Nicholas Frazier; nephew Paul Jones; and the numerous others that have come to know her as “Mama” Hafer.
A service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at Apex Funeral Home in Apex, N.C. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Apex Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations are made in Beverly’s name to the North Carolina Victim’s Assistance Network (NCVAN) (5700 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27609), which Beverly proudly served as a former President and Board Member for over 20 years.
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