Beverly Jean Gaddis, 66, of Effingham, Kansas died July 9, 2022, at Mosaic Life Center in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Memorial service will take place at 11:00 am, July 19, 2022 at the Becker Chapel in Effingham, Kansas. Family will greet friends from 10:00 am till the time of service at the chapel. Burial will follow memorial service at Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Atchison Humane Society. Condolences maybe left on line at www.beckerdyer.com

Beverly was born Aug. 22, 1955, in Melvern, Kansas, the daughter of Jess and Ileta (Hadway) Kuykendall. She married Dale Gaddis on May 1, 1975.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters; Dawn Bryson and Dana Preston; five grandchildren; two sisters Leona Steuart and Diana Gearhart. She is preceded in death by her parents and two brothers Leon and Keith Kuykendall.