Beverly Bodily Bates

Beverley Bodily Bates passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 at the Intermountain Health St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, CO. She was 86 years old.

Beverley was born on September 14, 1938, in Syracuse, UT to Leland Earl and Virginia (Knight) Bodily. She was the fifth of six children born to these goodly parents, with four older brothers and a younger sister. As a child of the Great Depression, she grew up in meager circumstances and learned the value of provident living. She also had a passion for dancing and spent much of her youth participating in ballet and ballroom dancing events.

Mom met our Dad, Delwin Bates at the roller-skating rink at Como Springs in Morgan, UT and after 3 years of courtship they were married in the Salt Lake City Temple on Valentines Day in 1957. They welcomed their first son, Kent Earl Bates, in December of 1957. Their second son, Kevin D. Bates, arrived 13 months later in January of 1959. Their first daughter, Lynne, came along in April of 1962. Their second daughter, Lisa, completed the initial family tree in June of 1966.

They built a new home in Morgan, UT but only a few years later moved to Quincy, WA and settled on a small farm & ranch. For the next 11 years they worked to raise their family. Both had full-time jobs and ran a farm and ranching operation.

During this time Beverley taught her children the value of hard work by setting a perfect example. For many years she drove harvest trucks in the fall, bottle fed calves in the winter and occasionally worked in a potato processing plant to make ends meet. While she was not enthusiastic about moving to Washington, she made life-long friendships that she cherished to the end and always enjoyed trips back to the northwest to visit.

In 1977 they sold their farm and moved to Cedaredge, CO. Partnering with Uncle Alan & Aunt Marilyn, they purchased a small meat packing plant. Once again, Beverley's world was uprooted and moved, much to her dismay. However, like the move to Washington, this relocation brought new friendships, new adventures, and eventually much happiness in the mountains of Colorado. Along with Uncle Alan & Aunt Marilyn, they ran the Cedaredge Locker Plant for almost three decades.

They eventually sold the locker plant and retired to their current home in Cedaredge.

Her retirement years were filled with puttering in her yard and working in her home. She enjoyed traveling all over the country to see her children and grandchildren to share in weddings, baby blessings, baptisms, and all kinds of special events. In recent years, with the help of her children, they were able to travel to Ireland, Washington D.C., and New England.

Beverley will always be remembered for her simple lifestyle and for her devout dedication to her religion, family & loved ones.

Funeral Services will be held on Friday, April 18th, at 11:00am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Cedaredge, CO. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, April 26th , at 11:00am at the South Morgan Cemetery in Morgan, UT.