KOKOMO – Beverly Delores Phillabaum, 86, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, in Kokomo.
She was born in Akron on June 11, 1932, to the late Clarion Elijah Hunter and Emma Majesca Thompson Hunter.
Beverly graduated from Laketon High School in 1950, and then attended Elkhart Business University. In 1964, Beverly earned her AMRA correspondence, and became an accredited record technician.
On Aug. 9, 1955, Beverly was married to Sam William Woodard, and he preceded her in passing on Dec. 31, 1986. On June 25, 1988, she married Henry Otto Phillabaum Jr., and he preceded her in passing on Sept. 23, 2017. She was married to Richard “Dick” Duzenbery on May 20, 2018, and he survives.
Beverly had worked as the director of medical records and medical staff coordinator at Howard Community Hospital for 27 years, retiring in 1988. She then developed and directed the medical record department at Kokomo Rehab Hospital from June 17, 1991, to July of 1995. She had previously worked in medical records in Detroit, South Bend, and two hospitals in Peru: Wabash RR Employees Hospital (where she met Sam) and Dukes’ Memorial.
Beverly was a member of the State and National Medical Record Association, District and National Association for Medical Trascription, and Indian Heights Grace Brethren Church.
In addition to her husband, Richard, Beverly is survived by her daughters, Deanna (Mark) Graham of Vevay and Loretta Jaenicke of Kokomo. Beverly also leaves 10 stepchildren, seven grandchildren, four great-granddaughters, 16 stepgrandchildren, and 12 great-stepgrandchildren to cherish her memory.
In addition to her parents and two husbands, Beverly was preceded in passing by her son, Kevin William Woodard; brothers: John Hunter, “Gene” Hunter and Billy Hunter; and sister, Bonnie Karns.
There will be a visitation for Beverly from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, at Indian Heights Grace Brethren Church, located at 725 E. Center Road, Kokomo. The funeral service will immediately follow the visitation.
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Memorials to the Child Evangelism Fellowship of Indiana-Six County Chapter, or Indian Heights Grace Brethren Church of Kokomo.
