JASPER, INDIANA – Beverly J. Cockerham, age 78, of Jasper, Indiana passed away at 10:24 p.m., Wednesday, November 10, 2021 in Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Beverly was born in Harrisburg, Illinois on October 1, 1943, to Isaac and Madge (Disney) Heiple. She was a 1961 graduate of Petersburg High School. She was a homemaker, worked for the Dubois School System, and then retired from Kimball Electronics, where she had worked for 25 years. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and the Jasper Moose, where she enjoyed Wednesday quilting. She enjoyed playing golf, fishing, gardening, and spending time with family and friends. She also loved to travel, especially to Florida and the beach. Surviving are three children: Alecia (Ronald) Phillips, Westminster, CO; Keith (Martha) Cockerham, Dwight, IL; and Brian (Annalisa) Cockerham, Mahomet, IL; seven grandchildren: Michelle Phillips and fiance, Peter Emig; Renee Phillips, Tyler (Kaity), Chloe, Mykala Cockerham, and Molly Cockerham and Abby Cockerham and fiance, Lukas Graves; one great-grandson, Clayton Cockerham; two brothers, Mick Heiple, Evansville, IN; and Gary Heiple, Petersburg, IN. Preceding her in death are one brother, Bill Heiple, and one sister-in-law, Sheila Heiple. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at the Becher-Kluesner North Chapel in Jasper, Indiana, with burial following in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Petersburg, Indiana. A visitation was held from 4 until 8 p.m., Monday, November 15, 2021, and from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service on Tuesday at the Becher-Kluesner North Chapel in Jasper, Indiana. The Jasper Moose conducted a ritual at 6 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the wishes of the family. Online condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner. com.

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