Beverly (Bevie) J. Brackett, age 87, a resident of Derry Center For Rehabilitation and Healthcare, (formerly of Hampstead), passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022. Bevie was predeceased by her mother, Minnie B. Brackett, father Harry H. Brackett, and also six siblings....Harry Jr, Raymond, Charles, Norman, Pauline and Betty. She will be missed by several nieces and nephews and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews and also by her best friend and classmate since 14 years of age, Virginia Clark of Hampstead.
In her healthier years, Bevie enjoyed going to the White Mountains, walking along the beach in Rye, visiting her favorite seafood stands in her sporty cars and playing Keno. She loved her beautiful cats and her final pet, a dog, Mr B. Bevie had been a member of the former West Hampstead Methodist Church, acting as youth group advisor and ham and bean supper organizer, and a member of T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) in Derry.
She retired at age 55 from Nashua Corporation; she had also been employed by Pope Machinery and H.E. Harris Stamp Company, performing various secretarial duties.
A funeral service will be held at the Peabody Funeral Home 15 Birch Street in Derry on Thursday, May 12, at 1 PM, to be followed by a graveside service at the West Hampstead Cemetery.