Beverly Tackett

Beverly Tackett, 85, formerly of Wellington, died Saturday, August 13, 2016 at the Villa Maria Nursing Home in Mulvane.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 5 p.m., Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at the St. Anthony-St. Rose Catholic Church in Wellington. No Visitation is scheduled.  A memorial has been established with the Villa Maria Nursing Home and may be left with Shelley Family Funeral Home of Wellington. For further information please visit www.shelleyfamilyfh.com.

Beverly Tackett was born on December 6, 1930 the daughter of Timothy and Violet (Stockman) Reichenberger in Andale. She was a 1947 graduate of Andale High School before graduating from St. Francis Nursing School in Wichita. On June 10, 1966 she was united in marriage with Gordon Tackett in Sacramento, CA.

After her nursing career Beverly worked as a secretary at Boeing and McDonnell-Douglas. Later she helped run a plumbing business and was the second female to have earned her plumbing license in the state of Kansas. Beverly loved to cook and made her family a priority. She loved to spend time with her children and grandchildren.

Beverly is survived by her daughter, Glenda Martens and husband Kim; sons, Walter Langford, Robert Tackett, Greg Tackett and James Tackett; brothers, Gary Reichenberger, Marc Reichenberger, John Reichenberger and Danny Reichenberger; five grandchildren, Ryan Hay, Parker Robinson, Zachary Langford, Connor Langford and Mallory Tackett and great grandson, Attikus Hay.

Beverly is preceded in death by her parents, husband Gordon in 1995 and brothers, Bob and Tim Reichenberger.