SYRACUSE – Beverly A. “Bev” Flannery, 73, of Milford, passed away at 5:40 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2020, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident south of Warsaw.
She was born on June 18, 1946, in Warsaw, to Farrell and Virginia Heagy Cain.
She graduated in 1964 from Warsaw High School and was a lifetime Warsaw/Milford area resident. She was married on June 9, 1972, in Milford, to Orris Flannery, who preceded her on Aug. 18, 1998. She spent most of her life as a homemaker/childcare provider and formerly worked at Campbell IGA in Milford for 10-plus years as bakery/deli manager.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church and Lions Club, both in Milford. She was a former member of the Order of Eastern Star in Milford and was active in the TOPS group in Goshen.
She is survived by two daughters, Becky Miller and Roberta (Jim) Long, both of Syracuse; two sons, Larry (Missy) Flannery and Kent Flannery, both of Milford; nine grandkids; one great-granddaughter; and a sister, Barbara (Ed) Cotton, of Warsaw.
She was preceded in death by her parents; great-grandson, Merick Garlinger; and an infant brother, Larry Cain.
Due to the current, unprecedented guidelines limiting public gatherings because of the COVID-19 virus, cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. Ind. 15, Warsaw. A public visitation/memorial service to celebrate her life will be scheduled at a later date with private family burial in the Milford Cemetery.
Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials to the United Methodist Church, 208 W. Catherine St., Milford, IN 46542; or American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 15829, Arlington, VA 22215.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Beverly Flannery, please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
