Beverly E. Dunahee, 84, of Lexington passed away at 10:30 pm Friday, September 28, 2018, at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Lexington United Methodist Church, Lexington; with Pastor Garry Gromley officiating.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, Pontiac.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 am, prior to the funeral also at the church in Lexington. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa is in charge of services. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that memorials be directed to Lexington United Methodist Church, Lexington.

Beverly was born November 20, 1933 in Kewanee; the daughter of Melvin and Ruth (Dahl) Gould.  She married Kenneth J. Dunahee on February 20, 1955 in Neponset, IL.  Her husband, Kenneth preceded her in death on February 25, 2012. Her parents, eldest son, Douglas Jay Dunahee and one sister, Marlene Spencer also preceded her in death.

Survivors include one son, Brian Dunahee of rural Chenoa.

Beverly grew up in a small town of Neponset, IL; the daughter of a third grade school teacher. After meeting the love of her life in college and later marrying, she spent her adult life living just outside the much bigger town of Lexington.  She and her husband Ken were well-known farmers in the area, beloved neighbors and friends.

She was active in the community including the Lexington United Methodist Church and a mainstay of the ice cream social for years.  Anyone that walked beans for the Dunahee's knew that the real pay was the fresh cinnamon rolls for snack and the grilled pork chops and mashed potatoes for lunch prepared by Bev.

Bev and Ken were always to be seen at their two son's athletic events during the heyday years of Lexington athletics. After retiring from farming, Bev and Ken moved into town where they enjoyed socializing and keeping the wild birds well fed.

Bev had a passion for crafts and created imaginative seasonal decorations as well as inventive Halloween and 4 ^th of July costumes when her boys were young. She also loved genealogy and spent many hours with her mother tracing back their ancestry, enjoying and sharing the stories of the more interesting characters they met along the genealogical trail. She had a warm and generous soul which in today's world is truly to be celebrated.