Graveside service for Mrs. Beverly Nations will be 3 p.m., Sunday, June 9, 2019,
at Riverwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of service at Riverwood Family.
Mrs. Beverly Ellis Nations, 70, of Brookhaven, ended her journey on this earth, June 6, 2019.
She was born September 6, 1948, to Frank West Ellis and Nancy Shultz Ellis. Mrs. Beverly was
Valedictorian of her 1966 graduating class at Yazoo City High School. She began a
teaching career early in life and worked with the Brookhaven School District 25 years before retiring.
She was a gifted teacher and worked in the Gifted Program, devoting her life to children with
exceptional skills. She participated in many community activities as well as being a member
of the Jr Auxiliary and the DAR. Mrs. Beverly was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,
and friend. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is preceded in death by her parents; son, Donn Ellis Nations; sister, Barbara Tomcheck;
and brother, Frank West Ellis.
Those left to carry on her legacy are, her husband, Donn Nations; daughter, Nancy Nations;
two grandchildren, Ethan Nations and Mallory Nations; brothers-in-law, Dean Nations (Laura),
Dale Nations, and David Nations, and a host of nieces, nephews, and other loving family members and friends.
