Beverly B. Hammer, 83, went home to be with The Lord on Tuesday, September 18th, 2018. She was born on February 9th, 1935, in New Rockford, North Dakota, and passed away peacefully in Pueblo, Colorado, surrounded by friends and family. She was preceded in death by her mother Evelyn Besselievre, her father Philip Besselievre, and her husband Dr. Charles R. Hammer.
She is survived by her sister Patti Besselievre Giles, her brothers Philip Besselievre, Douglas Besselievre, and John Besselievre, her daughter Valerie Rief, her son David Hammer, her grandchildren Chris Rief, Brandon Rief, Michael Hammer, and Kory McCoy, and her great-grandchildren Bentley Rief, Jaiden McKinney-Cruz, and Zhender Carnahan.
She was the most amazing daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother to her family. As a young girl, she enjoyed going to church, playing with paper dolls, and spending time with her family. As an adult, she worked at Lang Co (a manufacturing company) for seven years and at Avon as a representative for a number of years. She was happily married to her husband for 55 years, had two children, four grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Beverly was a proud follower of her Lord, Jesus Christ, and loved her brothers and sisters in Christ at all of the church's she attended, especially Heritage Baptist Church. She enjoyed traveling, being a part of a church community, talking with friends, sudoku, crosswords, puzzles, watching television, and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, September 26th at 10:00 a.m. at the T.G. McCarthy Funeral Home (329 Goodnight Ave, Pueblo CO 81004), with interment at the Imperial Memorial Gardens (5450 Highway 78 West, Pueblo CO 81005).
The family would like to thank the staff and her friends at the Villa Pueblo Senior Community for their care and support of Beverly during her time there. Their kindness is deeply felt and appreciated.
You will be missed dearly. You are loved, so much.
