Beverly A. Franks

June 4, 1937 - October 1, 2020

Beverly Franks, 83, of Kearney passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Mt. Carmel Home in Kearney. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Pastor Don Endicott will officiate. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Gibbon. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday at the O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Beverly was born June 4, 1937 in Kearney to Earl and Esther (Lyons) Dancer. She grew up in Gibbon and received her education from Gibbon High School, graduating with the class of 1956. She was united in marriage to Donald O. Franks on December 27, 1956 in Hastings, and to this union four children were born: Mike, Debbie, Steven and Rick. Together, Beverly and Donald served in ministry at the Church of God of Prophecy, serving in Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska. She enjoyed to sew, crocheting, and going to garage sales. But most of all, Beverly loved spending time with her family. She was a member of Church of God of Prophecy. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Mike Franks and his wife, Gerri of Gibbon, Debbie Dye and her husband, Bill of Canon City, Colorado and Rick Franks and his wife, Pamela of Gibbon; 9 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great granddaughter; sister-in-law, Lois Hyde of Kearney; along with many other relatives and friends. Beverly was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Franks; son, Steven R. Franks; her parents; brother, Roger Dancer; and her sister, Joyce Ash.