Beverly Westover Hatch was born Feb. 8, 1937, in Winslow to Victor Westover and Alta Castleberry and passed on March 26, 2026. Her childhood was spent in Joseph City and Holbrook, Woodburn, Ore. and San Francisco, Calif. She graduated from Holbrook High in 1955 and soon after married her sweetheart, Merwin Coy Hatch, in the Mesa Arizona LDS Temple. Together, Beverly and Coy raised four children: Blaine (Loni) Hatch, Brenda (Sterling) Tanner, David (Holly) Hatch, and AnneMarie (Jim) Passey; 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
She loved being a homemaker, a schoolteacher for 33 years, serving in her church and beautifying everything around her. She cherished many dear friendships and made them a true priority in her life. She treasured her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren with a devotion we all felt.
A lifelong learner, Beverly earned a BA in Education from ASU in 1962 and later a M.Ed. from NAU in 1993. She had a special love for reading good literature and delighted in sharing this passion with her students and family.
We will be eternally grateful for her example of love, faith, friendship, perseverance, and hard work. We love her deeply and will miss this wonderful, classy lady.
Full obituary available at owenslivingstonmortuary.com.
