Ramona Bonita Beavers, age 80 of Harrison, Arkansasdied on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at Highland Court in Marshall, Arkansas. She was born in the Maple Grove Community near Leslie, Arkansas on December 11, 1940 to Frank Jennings and Lena Barr Jennings. She married James Edward “Jim” Beavers on January 25, 1964.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Marshall, Arkansas.

She attended UCA and graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in education in 1962. She went on to achieve her Master’s degree in 1967. She retired from the Marshall Public School System after 34 years of teaching. She continued to work as a substitute teacher with the Harrison Public school system for another 10 years. She was a member of the Boone County Retired Teachers association.

Survivors include her daughter, Brooke Horton and husband Cameron of Marshall; sisters-in-law, Verlie Jennings of Idaho and Kathy Chauncey of Lubbock, TX; and many extended family and friends who will also mourn her passing.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Lena Jennings; husband of 23 plus years, Jim Beavers; and siblings, Barr Jennings, Duvol Jennings, Cecil Jennings, Leonard Jennings, Sam Jennings and Noreen Bensch.

Funeral services for her were 1:00 p.m. Friday, November 12, 2021 at Roller-Coffman Chapel in Marshall, Arkansas with Bro. Sean Milliken officiating. Visitation will be 12:00 until 1:00 p.m. preceding the service. Burial will be in Marshall Memorial Gardens where she will be laid to rest beside her husband, Jim Beavers who passed away in 1988. Pallbearers were Kevin Roach, Bart Reynolds, Isaac Milliken, Steve Lee, Zach Tuell and Roger Ratchford. Honorary pallbearers were James Tilley, Jeff Jennings, Matt Chauncey, Larry Jennings, James Dyer and Bill McBride.