Nettles, Beverly Beverly Joan Nettles, 74, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at her home in Show Low. She was surrounded by loved ones. Burial took place Feb. 9 at the Mesa City Cemetery in Mesa. She was born Aug. 24, 1941, to Orville Grover Lewis and Oretta Louise Parks Lewis. She was the youngest of four children. Beverly grew up in Gary, Ind. She married John F. Thellmann on Dec. 24, 1960. Beverly loved being a homemaker when her children were young. She was the best cook ever, and she kept her home very organized and spotless. She made friends everywhere she went. She was known for being a very hard worker and a little sassy. She took a job with the United States Post Office after her husband passed away in 1984. She loved her job as a postal carrier for 20 years. She retired in 2004. Beverly married Paul Nettles in 1988. Survivors include her two sisters, Nancy Lewis of Little Rock, Ark., and Barbara Melnick of Mesa; and her four children, Roy and Amber Thellmann of Joseph City, Rick and Leanne Thellmann of Branson, Mo., Scott and Cheryl Griffith of Phoenix, and Tim and Joy Thellmann of Edmond, Okla. Beverly has 22 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Thellmann; her parents Orville and Oretta Lewis; her brother, Harold Lewis; her brother-in-law, Jim Melnick; and her husband, Paul Nettles. Owens Livingston Mortuary of Show Low was in charge of the arrangements.