HARRISBURG, Pa. – Beverly Allen Gevers, 74, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007. Born Sept. 14, 1933, in Hudson, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Leon and Clara Allen. A homemaker and wife of 41 years, Beverly had worked as a newspaper reporter and photojournalist for the Newburgh Evening News and Middletown Times-Herald, until 1966. Among those she interviewed and photographed was baseball hall-of-famer, Roger Maris, of the New York Yankees. Beverly was married Aug. 8, 1966, to Alan Gevers, and continued to work as a freelance writer, publishing news, magazine and children’s stories, including, “”Ben Big-Enough,”” and “”A Time for Everything.”” Most recently, Beverly published an article about opera; one of her favorite pastimes, in the Harrisburg Patriot-News’ guest editorial column, As I See It. A member of Calvary United Methodist Church, Lower Paxton Township, Pa., she also served as a volunteer librarian at Dauphin County Library System’s East Shore Area Branch, Colonial Park, Harrisburg, Pa. Surviving Beverly are her husband, retired Harrisburg Area Community College biology professor, Alan I. Gevers; sons, Benjamin, Noel and Laurence; grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Mitchel, all of Harrisburg, Pa.; and brothers, Stan Allen of Phoenix and Leon Allen Jr. of Walden, N.Y. As Beverly was a summer resident of Franklin, funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Franklin Methodist Church. Interment will be held at Bayview Cemetery, Franklin, with a reception immediately after at Franklin VFW Hall, Route 182, Franklin. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be sent to Dauphin County Library System, 101 Walnut St., Harrisburg, PA 17101 or Franklin Public Library, Route 182, Franklin, ME 04634.”
BEVERLY ALLEN GEVERS
