Beverly Joan Knopf Bradford, age 73, was taken home to her Heavenly Father on September 12, 2017 in St. George, Utah, surrounded by her loving family. Beverly was born on the 6th of March 1944 to John Raymond Knopf and Lillian Verna Wiese in Natchez, Mississippi. She was married to Dennis Leland Bradford on June 12, 1964 at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Ogden, Utah. Dennis and Beverly were later sealed for time and all eternity in the Los Angeles LDS Temple in 1977.
Beverly was raised in Ogden, Utah by her stepmother, Julia Taylor Cain Knopf Anderson. Beverly showed love to, and was loved by, everyone she met. She spent her life putting the needs of others above her own. Beverly had a passion for traveling, crafts, dogs, and horses. She especially loved doing genealogical work and serving in her church callings. She was also proud of her two careers, working both as a full-time mother and as a 20-year employee for the IRS.
Beverly is survived by her husband, Dennis; children: John (Donna), David (Tammi), Martin, Brian (Jana), Dennis (Angie), Stephen (Alissa); and 19 grandchildren who were the light of her life.
A viewing will be held on Monday, the 18th of September from 9:30-10:30 am at Meyer's Mortuary located at 250 N. Fairfield Rd in Layton, Utah 84041. Funeral services will begin promptly at 11:00 am at the same location. Interment will follow at Lindquist Washington Heights Memorial Park in Ogden.