The family of Beverly Hamby Harvard is heartened by the fact she went to join her Lord and Savior, her parents, and her best friends on April 24, 2024.
Beverly was born on October 17, 1949, to Ben and Lunnette Hamby, formerly of Clarkesville, GA. She moved frequently as a child following her father’s career with State Farm but eventually settled in Acworth, GA. Beverly met the love of her life, Jerre Eugene Harvard Jr, at North Georgia College in 1968 and they have been inseparable since. Beverly and Jerre married in September 1971 and experienced a modern-day love story, standing by one another through the thick and thin of the past 52 ½ years.
After making lifelong friends in Clayton, GA, and having their firstborn, Jay, they relocated to Habersham in 1977, where they made it their home. Following the birth of their daughter Valerie in 1979, their family was complete. Beverly began making her impact in the North GA area. She worked for Standard Telephone/Alltel/Windstream for 30 years where she made many lasting friendships. She was involved in every way possible with Clarkesville First Methodist Church, especially with the church choir.
Her pride and joy are her four beautiful grandchildren: Haley (17), Benjamin (17), Magnus (15), and Abigail (13). Nothing made her happier than when she was with her grandkids. She is survived by her loving and feisty husband (Jerre of Clarkesville, GA), her son (Jay Harvard and wife Gudrun of Roanoke, VA), her daughter (Valerie Harvard Wells and husband Charles of Ft. McCoy, WI), grandchildren, sister (Barbara Hamby Pletsch and husband Richard of Huntsville, AL), sister-in-law (Linda Howard and husband Hoke of Athens, GA), and brother-in-law (John Harvard and wife Carol of Americus, GA).
Words cannot express how much joy one woman could bring to so many around her. She will be eternally missed but forever imprinted on the hearts of all who knew her.
A visitation will be held for Beverly on May 4, 2024, at Clarkesville First Methodist Church from 2-4 p.m., followed by a Celebration of Life service at 4 p.m. We will celebrate and honor Beverly by wearing bright colors at the visitation and service. In lieu of flowers, the family would be honored if you made a donation to Habersham Food 2 Kids or if you would take your loved ones out for a fried shrimp dinner.
An online guest register is available and may be viewed at www.habershamcrematory.com.
Habersham Crematory (678-617-2210) of Cornelia is in charge of arrangements.
