Beverly E. Little

Beverly E. Little, age 81, of Edon, Ohio, went home to her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 6, 2014, at Genesis HealthCare in Bryan, Ohio, where she had been a patient. Beverly owned and managed several restaurants, baked and decorated cakes, entertained as Lacy the Clown for many years, worked at the Edon Senior Center and was a founding member of the Columbia Church of Christ. She will be fondly remembered as a caring, giving friend and a loving mother and grandmother. Beverly was born on September 13, 1932, in Steuben County, Indiana, the daughter of Kenneth P. and Vera (Keller) Headley. She was a 1950 graduate of Edon High School. On November 26, 1978, she married Robert S. Little in Las Vegas, Nevada, and he preceded her in death on February 2, 1992. Beverly is survived by her daughter, Dawn (John) Fisk, of Edon; sons, Emmett (Vicki) Heller, of Edon, Robert (Tammy) Heller, of Scottsville, Michigan, and Calvin (Penny) Heller, of Hillsdale, Michigan; stepson, Scott (Vicki) Little, of Payallup, Washington; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; sisters, Norma (Duane) Towers, of Edon, and Shirley (Dayton) Hake, of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and former husband and best friend, Marion "Bud" Heller, of Camden, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert Little; two grandchildren, Jessica and Jacob Heller; a sister, Linda Wortkoetter; and a brother, Marvin Headley. Funeral services for Beverly E. Little will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at 11:00 A.M. in the Columbia Church of Christ with Minister Nathan Derico officiating. Private interment will be at Columbia Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 11, 2014, from 3:00-8:00 P.M. at the Krill Funeral Home, Edon. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Columbia Church of Christ.