Beverly Jane Morford, 78, of South Hutchinson, died Monday, February 11, 2019. She was born December 6, 1940, in Denver, CO, to Marcellus and Agatha (Nemechek) Denning.

She was a 1958 graduate of Hill City High School. Beverly had been the owner of The Yarn Yard II and was presently working for Dairy Queen. She was a member of The Church of the Holy Cross.

Beverly loved to cross-stitch, knit, sew and pray her rosary.

In 1959 she married Edwin Guy Morford. They later divorced. Survivors include: children, Guy Morford and wife Karina, Penny Lindell and husband Victor, all of Wichita, Lee Morford, Amy Miller and husband Jest, all of Hutchinson, and Julie Burgess and husband Jake of Nickerson; brother, Kenneth Denning and wife Juanita of Goodland; sister, Carol Shute of Las Vegas, NV; 10 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by: her parents, Marcellus and Agatha Denning; daughter, Faye Lynn Morford; and sister, Rita Reinecke.

Parish rosary will be 2 p.m. Friday, February 15, 2019, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 2:30 p.m. , both at The Church of the Holy Cross, 2631 Independence Rd., Hutchinson, with Father Michael Kerschen officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Hill City, 1 p.m. Saturday, with Father Henry Saw Lone presiding. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with family present from 6 to 7 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Memorial gifts may be made to The Church of the Holy Cross, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.