Smithville, MS – Ms. Beverly Raburn Rye, age 66, of Smithville, Mississippi, formerly of Hamilton, Alabama, passed away Sunday, March 2nd, 2014, at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Visitation, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Friday evening, March 7th, 2014, at the Marion County Funeral Home in Hamilton, Alabama. Funeral service, 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 8th, 2014, at the funeral home. Levi Sides officiating. Burial in Hamilton Memory Gardens in Hamilton/Weston, Marion County, Alabama.
Beverly was born in Hamilton, Alabama, January 29th, 1948, to James Bennie and Carrie Bernice Morrow Raburn. She was a 1966 Graduate of Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Alabama. She and her husband, Burnie Rye, resided in Smithville, Mississippi. Beverly began working for attorney, Nelson Vinson, in Hamilton, Alabama, while still in high school and continued until recently when she retired.*
She is survived by her husband, Burnie Rye of Smithville, MS.; 4 sisters, Betty Ritch of N.C., Barbara (Marshall) Rea of Hamilton, AL., Brenda Abramson of Florence, AL., Burldean (Darryl) Streetman of Phil Campbell, AL.; mother-in-law, Thelma Rye; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James Bennie and Carrie Bernice Morrow Raburn; her grandparents; 1 brother, Billy Joe Raburn; 1 sister, Beatrice Miller, and 2 nephews.
Marion County Funeral Home, Hamilton, AL., assisted with the service.
*(Editorial words by Judy Webb Mays – jmays@49countynews.net) Beverly was a 1966 graduate of Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Alabama. She began working as secretary for Judge Nelson Vinson in Hamilton, Alabama, while still in high school and continued until her retirement. After graduation, she married Burnie Rye of Smithville, Mississippi. Beverly and Burnie resided in Smithville, Mississippi, but Beverly continued for many years to travel to Hamilton, Alabama daily to work for Mr. Vinson at his office there. She loved her church and her family, and continued to keep up with classmates from Hamilton High School. It was she who started a gathering of the Class of ’66’ at OH!Bryan’s Steak House in Hamilton on the first Friday of every other month. There were times it was just she who ended up at the meetings but many times I was there as well. Her last conversation with me was to ask me to call the classmates together for our first Friday meeting for February 7th, 2014. Even though she was sick, and could not attend, she was still thinking of her classmates get-together…Beverly, you will be missed and we love you! Sincerely, Judy Webb Mays and all of your classmates and friends!
*Replies and comments to this editorial will be welcomed; especially if you have something kind you want to say about Beverly.
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