Beverley E. Mobus, 97, a lifelong resident of Warren, passed away peacefully at Cedar Hill Continuing Care Community in Windsor on Friday evening, June 3, 2016. Born in Randolph on September 6, 1918, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Carolyn (Bover) Graves. On August 10, 1939, she married Warren F. Mobus in Waitsfield. Warren predeceased Beverley on January 20, 2001.
Beverley was a 1937 graduate of Waitsfield High School and continued her education at the Lyndon Normal School. Following her marriage, Beverley was happy and busy as a homemaker and raising her family. With her children older, Beverley went to work as a clerk at the M&R Country Store in Irasville and then, later, was employed as a bookkeeper at Brothers Building in Waitsfield for several years.
Beverley’s memberships included Warren United Church where she was active in the church Altar Guild, Morning Star Chapter #23, OES of Waitsfield and the Warren Community Club where she helped organize the Warren Fourth of July parade for several years. Beverley also served several years as assistant treasurer for the town of Warren.
In her leisure time, Beverley enjoyed word puzzles of all types, reading and, since retiring, wintering in Kissimmee, Florida.
Beverley is loved and mourned by her sons, John Allan Mobus and his wife Gaenol of Springfield, David Mobus and his companion Pauline Blais of Springfield, and William F. Mobus of Kissimmee, Florida; nine grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bradlee B. Graves and his wife Verla of So. Easton, Massachusetts, and Ronald C. Graves of Rutland; as well as nieces, nephews and extended family. Beverley was predeceased by a grandson, Scott Michael Mobus; a great-great-granddaughter, Cassidy Mobus; a sister, Barbara Story; and a brother, W. Bover Graves.
Funeral services were held from Warren United Church on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at 1 p.m. with a reception following in the Emma Ford Fellowship Room. Friends called at the church from noon until the hour of the service. Interment will take place in Warren Village Cemetery. For those who wish, memorial gifts in lieu of flowers would be appreciated to Warren United Church, P.O. Box 114, Warren, VT 05674. Assisting the family is Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury. To send online condolences, visit www.perkinsparker.com.
