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Beverly Tye, age 30 of Shafer, Minn., formerly of Leesburg, Virginia, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007.

Beverly worked as a nurse at the Birthing Inn at the Loudon Hospital, Lansdowne, Virginia prior to moving to Minnesota.

She is preceded in death by her sister, Debbie; paternal grandparents, William Earl and Covy Love Jenkins; maternal grandparents, Carl William Langston and Eva Langston Miller.

She will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved her including her husband, Stephen; children: Angela, Kenneth, Chelsea and Cassandra; 13 foster children; parents, Paul and Earnestine Jenkins; siblings, Paul (Debby) Jenkins Jr., Terry Jenkins, William (Melinda) Jenkins, Melinda (Frank) Harriott; nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Beverly will be dearly remembered as a lifelong servant of the Lord.

A Celebration of her Life was held Saturday, May 26, 2007, at Horizons Community Church, Ham Lake. Memorials may be directed to the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association, www.4hcm.org. Mattson Funeral Home & Cremation Service handled arrangements, 651-464-3556, www.mattsonfuneralhome.com.

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