The Excelsior Standard, Dec. 22, 2023

Beverly Ann (Summers) Richtermeyer, 91, died on Dec. 7, 2023.

She donated her body to the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine Gift of Body Program.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. March 23, 2024, at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ in Grand Pass. Visitation will proceed the memorial service, beginning at 10, with a lunch following in the church fellowship hall. Private family interment will be held later at Mount Nebo Cemetery in Grand Pass.

In lieu of flowers, memorials toward a postsecondary education fund for Brooke and Bridget will be appreciated. Their continued education was important to Beverly.

She was born March 29, 1932, to the late Llroy Burdette and Elna Aurel (Ficke) Summers outside Hardin, near the Crooked River, in the family home. She was the oldest of five children.

She attended a one-room school until her family moved to Grand Pass, where she attended high school.

She married Herbert Richtermeyer Dec. 17, 1950, at the Methodist Church in Malta Bend. She went on to attend Missouri Valley College, receiving a bachelor’s degree in education. Later, she received advanced degrees from Central Missouri State University and the University of Missouri.

During the Korean War, while serving in the U.S. Air Force, her husband was stationed in Anchorage, Alaska, where they made a home. A daughter, Lisa Ann, was born in 1954 while in Anchorage. After returning to Grand Pass, their second daughter, Lita Kay, was born in 1957.

Beverly taught many children in the Carrollton and Marshall school districts through the years. As a child advocate, she worked relentlessly to help all students learn to the best of their abilities.

In her lifetime, she loved horses and was active in the Grand Pass Saddle Club. She enjoyed her love of horses with her kids and grandchildren, especially trail riding in the local area and southern Missouri.

She was a 4-H club leader for many years. Also, she was a 40-plus-year member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. In addition, she was a member of the Blackburn and Grand Pass United Church of Christ.

Survivors include her husband, Herbert; and daughters, Lisa (Michael) Shemwell of Bentonville, Ark., and Lita (Edgar) Jimenez of St. Charles, Ill. Other survivors include her four grandchildren, Sarah, Kerry, Michael and Carly; three great-grandchildren, Jackson, Ella and Leo; great-nieces, Bridget and Brooke Summers of the home; siblings, Elson Summers (Colleen) of Higginsville, Sylvia (Gerald) Lane of Woodridge, Ill., and Dan (Lynda) of Buckner; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Samuel Summers; and sister-in-law, Colleen Summers.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parker-Millard Funeral Service & Crematory; 12 E. Ash St.; Columbia, MO 65203; phone, 573-449-4153.

An online guest book is available, and condolences may be left online for the family at www.millardfamilychapels. com.