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Beverly Cassity Hanks

Beverly Cassity Hanks

Female 1929 - 2013  (84 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 13 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Beverly Cassity Hanks 
    Birth 28 Jun 1929  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 13 Jul 2013  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 20 Jul 2013  Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Initiatory (LDS) 21 Aug 2014  SLAKE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID KWDS-6QK 
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    Person ID I53241  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father Howard Arthur Hanks,   b. 5 Dec 1907, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1993 (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Dora Cassity,   b. 20 Apr 1906, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1996, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jul 1927  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F19344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gordon Hyde Nicholes,   b. 13 Apr 1929, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 2017, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 26 Aug 1950  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1.
    >2. Peggy Nicholes
    Family ID F15  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Jun 1929 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Aug 1950 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jul 2013 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 20 Jul 2013 - Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 21 Aug 2014 - SLAKE Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Hanks, Beverly b1929
    Hanks, Beverly b1929

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:
      Beverly Hanks Nicholes, age 84, passed away peacefully July 13, 2013 sur r ounded by her loving family. She was born on June 28, 1929 to Dora Cass it y and Howard Arthur Hanks in Salt Lake City. Beverly grew up on the Av enu es and was the oldest of three children. She attended East High Schoo l wh ere she met the love of her life, Gordon Nicholes. Beverly graduate d fro m the University of Utah in Elementary Education and was affiliate d wit h the Delta Gamma Sorority. Beverly married Gordon Nicholes in Augu st 195 0, just prior to Gordon's departure to the Korean War. She taugh t element ary school in Rose Park until his return.

      Beverly was a talented seamstress, making everything from doll clothe s t o sleeping bags. She was also an amazing cook and a gifted artist. Sh e lo ved the outdoors and enjoyed boating, hiking, motorcycling and campi ng. B everly volunteered for many years for the Friends for Sight, screen ing hu ndreds of children to prevent blindness.

      Beverly was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sai n t s and taught Primary, contributed many beautiful handmade items for t h e fund raiser bazaars, and helped paint scenery for Road Shows.

      She is survived by her husband Gordon; their two daughters: Susan (Ter r y Whipple) and Peggy (Philip Halliday); along with eight grandchildren , t heir spouses and multiple "adopted" grandchildren. Beverly is also su rviv ed by her sister, Arlyn Hansen. She was preceded in death by her par ent s and her brother, Russell Hanks.

      Funeral services will be held at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Mortuary a t 3 401 South Highland Drive on Saturday, July 20th at 2:00 p.m. A viewin g wi ll be held for family and friends on Friday, July 19th from 6:00 unt il 8 : 00 p.m., and also one hour prior to the funeral services. Intermen t wil l be at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park. We would like to thank the cari ng IC U staff at St. Mark's Hospital for the vigilant care they gave Beve rly th e last week of her life. In lieu of flowers, please donate to th e charit y of your choice or to the Mormon Missionary Fund.

      We will miss her quiet wisdom and strength, and the warmth of her love ; b ut we will carry these traits into our own lives and pass them alon g to t he coming generations.