Beverly A. Dodds (McBride), 87

Beverley Alice McBride was born February 5, 1938, i n G erman V alley, on t he Shady N ook Ranch, near Brewster.

She w as t he s ixth c hild o f Oliver a nd E lla M ae (Ahrens) McBride.

In 1947, the family moved to Ainsworth, where she attended school and graduated in 1955. She later attended Chadron State College and began her teaching career in rural schools in Cherry, Blaine, and Brown counties.

In 1 960, s he m oved h er f amily t o S aint P aul, and there she began her 30-year career as an Elementary P rincipal. S he w as a lso a n e ducator i n b oth H artington and Nebraska City. In 2001, she retired after 41 years as an educator.

During her career, she was proud of the fact that she attended all four Nebraska State Colleges: Chadron, Kearney, Wayne, and Peru.

Soon after retirement, she moved to Manhattan, Kan., where she began caring for two small grandchildren. She served as a Certified Title | Aide at Northview Elementary in Manhattan in 2008 and worked there for two years, after which she permanently retired and continued to live in Manhattan until her death.

She loved teaching, writing and reading.

With a deep sense of faith, she was an active member of PEO, Order of the Eastern Star, Delta Kappa Gamma, Rebekah’s, and the United Methodist C hurch, h olding v arious o ffices i n e ach o rganization. S he was an active EMT in Saint Paul for 12 years, taught CPR classes for both beginners and instructors, and volunteered for many years with Respite, Hospice, and Abused Women’s programs.

Beverley leaves t o m ourn her passing her s ons, b oth o f w hom took her maiden name after graduating from college, Jim (Beverly) McBride of O maha a nd B ryan ( Sharon) M cBride o f A lma, K ans., s ix grandchildren Mike, Michelle (Jerry) Parker, Alex (Tanya), Scott, Dan, and Bill McBride; and four great-grandchildren. One brother, Victor Bud McBride of Ainsworth; along with a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents Ollie and Ella Mae; sister Bonnie Irwin; brother-in-law Bill Irwin; five brothers and sisters in law; John McBride, sister(s)-in-law Aletha McBride and Elva McBride, Morton McBride sister(s)-in-law Louise McBride and Carol McBride, Bruce McBride, Ernest McBride sister-in-law Louella McBride, Calvin Ray McBride of Fairbury, sister-in-law Betty McBride; four nephews; and one niece.

She provided Jim and Bryan with amazing love and opportunities all throughout their lives, and she dearly loved her grandchildren and enjoyed hosting stayovers with them. She helped Bryan raise Dan and Bill. Asa Westerlund and Anne Legroscollard were with her for a year of high school as foreign exchange students. They became daughters to her, a nd she traveled to Europe to visit them a nd their families in Finland and Belgium. She was also a foster parent for kids who needed a temporary home.

There will be a memorial service at the United Methodist Church of Ainsworth on Saturday, June 6th, at 10 a.m., inurnment to follow at the Ainsworth Cemetery and a fellowship luncheon following the inurnment a t t he M ethodist C hurch. A shes w ill b e s cattered a t h er birthplace, the Shady Nook Ranch in German Valley, near Brewster.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the donor’s choice or to the p ublic l ibraries i n A insworth, S aint P aul, H artington, Nebraska City, o r Manhattan, K an., o r t he M eadowlark H ills M emory P rogram, 2121 Meadowlark Rd, Manhattan KS 66502.