Beverly Helen Matthews

Beverly Helen (Bumpass, Massey) Matthews was born June 13, 1926, in Los Olivos, Calif., and went home to the arms of Jesus at the age of 82, on May 1, 2009.

Beverly’s first love was her family, followed by reading, riding horses, spending time in the woods and going on adventures from white water rafting to driving farm tractors. Acting her age was never something our mother worried too much about. Her strong faith in the Lord Jesus Christ gave her the drive and determination to overcome the challenges of life including her long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Despite her health challenges, our mother was an inspiration and mentor to others using her sense of humor as her guide.

She was predeceased by her beloved husband Glenn Matthews, and her brother Fred Bumpass.

She is survived by the father of her children, Edward H. Massey of Olympia, Wash., her children and their spouses: Edward JB and Char Massey of Moses Lake, Kathy and Larry O’Bleness of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Cynthia and Robert Pollock of Brooklyn, N.Y., Sharon and Mike Johnson of Rathdrum, Idaho, Karen Warner of Post Falls, Idaho, Julie Massey of Hayden, Idaho. Beverly loved her many grandchildren: Carrie Bujacich of Tacoma, Wash., Channa Morland of Moses Lake, Aaron Massey of Moses Lake, Tami Kraack of Medimont, Idaho, Brenda Morehead of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Roy Mende of Amarillo, Texas, Bobbie Renner of Saint Maries, Idaho, Jessie Jurado of Laurel, Mont., Jeremiah Mende of Dallas, Texas, Nikki Voss-Huffield of Boise, Idaho, Krista Voss of Newman Lake, Wash., Josh Nichols of Boise, Idaho, Aric Trimp of Kelso, Wash., and Steve Skinner of Everett, Wash., and her 29 great-grandchildren as of this count.

In lieu of flowers, please forward donations to the Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation, Seattle, www.nwpf.org. A memorial service will be held at the Yates Funeral Home, 373 E. Hayden Ave., Hayden, Idaho, 1 p.m., May 16. Please visit Beverly’s memorial and sign her online guest book at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com.