Beverly Jane Evans Leggett

Published 5:39 pm Saturday, August 20, 2016

Funeral services for Beverly Jane Evans Leggett, of Brookhaven, are 3 p.m. today at Riverwood Family Funeral Service with a private family graveside service at Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation is today from 1 p.m. until time of service.

Mrs. Beverly Jane Evans Leggett, 79, died Aug. 18, 2016, at her residence.

She was born on Nov. 29, 1936, to Edwin Evans and Fannie Lee Toy Evans.

She was a teacher with Brookhaven public schools, a member of First Baptist Church, Kappa Kappa Iota, Willing Hearts, WMU, Sunday school and University of Southern Mississippi alumni.

Preceding her in death were her parents; sister, Betty Evans; and brothers, Glenn Evans and Jack Evans.

Survivors are her husband, Thomas Jerry Leggett; daughters, Renee Ravenhorst, Susan Baskin, Tomma Petrus; son-in-law, Eric Petrus; and eight grandchildren, Alex Ravenhorst, Julia Welch and husband Jeremiah, Sophie Baskin, Chloe Petrus, Olivia Petrus, Isabel Petrus, Nathan Petrus and Will Petrus.

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