1953-2025
Beverly Jean (Benton) Sheeder was born on April 27, 1953, to Donald and Delia (Rasmussen) Benton in Guthrie Center. She passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at her home.
She attended Guthrie Center Schools and graduated in 1971. After high school, she attended the University of Iowa for three years then settled back in the Guthrie Center-Panora area. Beverly married Rick Sheeder on Sept. 29, 1996, under a small tree in their front yard surrounded by their children. Their home with Rick in rural Guthrie Center was her favorite place to be. It was especially important for Bev to make memories with their grandchildren in their home. Grandma Bev will be remembered for her smell of perfume, her fashionable clothes, her famous popcorn, her watchful eye, ice cream treats, tea parties and little girl dances.
Bev was baptized a Jehovah Witness on June 7, 1997. She enjoyed learning about Jehovah and educating others on Jehovah. Her belief in and understanding of Jehovah are what made the journey through her illness easier.
Keeping up to date on fashion, finding a good bargain thrifting, and working in her flower beds were also things she enjoyed. Bev was especially fond of spending time with her husband. Frequent togetherness was spent going to the shooting range, trips to Des Moines, and spending time on the porch or in the grove enjoying the peacefulness of their home.
Beverly worked several jobs through the years, but her favorite was working the past 13 years in the Guthrie Center Elementary School library. She knew the name of every child who went through the school, along with their lunch numbers. Bev enjoyed the silliness of the kids, the kids who walked backwards in line, and felt that children needed to enjoy every moment of being of kid.
Beverly is proceeded in death by her parents, Donald and Delia Benton, and her in-laws, Gay and Viola Sheeder.
She is survived by her husband, Rick; children, Sarah (Steve) Blakely and David (Paula) Sheeder; and six grandchildren, Regan (James) Stagg, Morgan Sheeder, Shae Allers, Tessa Sheeder, Bristol Sheeder, and (little) Steve Blakely along with two great-grandchildren, Estes and Lydon. She is also survived by sister, Barb (Merv) Krakau, sister-in-law Terri (Darwin) Holmes, and brother-in-law, Randy (Mary) Sheeder, along with many nieces and nephews.
Beverly Jean Sheeder will be greatly missed, but her memories will be cherished by those who knew and loved her.
Memorial services will be 6 p.m., Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Twigg Funeral Home in Panora with visitation starting at 4 p.m.