Obituaries

In Loving Memory of Beverly Brown Bennett Walker

The Epitome of Her Life Beverly Brown Bennett Walker

Beverly, born on October 25, 1943 in Wills Point Texas, was the second of four girls born to Gwinn Gardner
Brown and Charles Benjamin Brown. She was introduced to and accepted Christ at a very young age and continued
to have an extremely strong faith throughout her life.
She was preceded in death by her parents and an older sister, Ruth Ann Duncan.
Beverly graduated from Cartwright High School. After high school, she attended Texas Southern University
(TSU) where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree with an English Major and a Spanish Minor. She later
received a Master’s Degree from the University of Houston and pursued further studies at Stephen F. Austin,
Huntsville, Texas. While at TSU, she pledged Delta Sigma Theta – Delta Gamma Chapter. Beverly is a Golden Life
Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated. She was active in the Houston Alumnae Chapter until she
relocated to Bryan where she joined the Brazos Valley Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Beverly taught Spanish in the Wichita Falls Independent School District where she met her first husband,
Donald Bennett. Beverly and Donald moved back to Houston, where she was employed by the North Forest
Independent School District (NFISD), serving in many leadership positions. While employed by NFISD, she
worked at Northwood Middle School and Oak Village Middle School as the Chairperson for the English, Language
Arts Department. She was promoted to the Central Office and served as the District’s Supervisor for English
Language Arts before returning to the campus of Kirby Middle School as Principal.
While residing in Houston, she was an active member of Garden of Gethsemane Baptist Church, where
Reverend R.E. Daniels was Pastor. She served as a faithful member of the choir and provided leadership to the
Scholarship Committee. Eventually the scholarship was re-named the Beverly Bennett Walker Scholarship. In the
local community, Beverly volunteered for more than 10 years in the Explorer Unit of the Boy Scouts of America.
Beverly met J. Marvin Walker in 1997 at the annual Allen Fest in Bryan, Texas. After retiring from North Forest
Independent School District in 2000, the two were united in marriage on May 26, 2001. They remained in this
union until she transitioned on March 19, 2024.
After relocating to Bryan, Beverly united with Pleasant Grove Baptist Church of Bryan Texas, where Rev. Craig
Anderson is Pastor. She was a faithful, active member of the choir and other church committees and organizations.
She continued to excel in her capacity to lead, as the founder of an Auxiliary called “Women for Christ”. Beverly
loved the Lord, her Pastor and her church family.
Beverly’s activism was not limited to the church, it extended into the community as well. She was an active
member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Salvation Army and served a term as its President. Beverly was also
honored as a “Woman of Distinction” by the Girl Scouts of Central Texas. Beverly continued to remain an active
soror of Delta Sigma Theta and an active member of the Red Hat Society Sassy Dolls of Brazos Valley until her
declining health. In January 2024, the Red Hat Society Sassy Dolls of Brazos Valley appointed her, Lady B Emeritus.
Beverly leaves to cherish her memories her husband – J. Marvin Walker; daughters – Lisa Savage (Roderick) and
Tanya Weathers; sons – Jesse Walker, Jr. (Mattyna), Christopher D. Walker and Melvin Weathers; godson – Carlton
Hicks; sisters – Corliss Brown of Wills Point, Texas, Gwendolyn Faye Brown of Dallas, Texas; brother – Emerson
Henderson (Dorothy); nieces – Brandy Duncan, Stacey Arnell; nephew – Herbert Duncan (Omar), 14 -grandchildren,
13 – great-grandchildren, 2 – grandnieces, 1 – grandnephew, 1 – great-grandniece, 1 – great-grandnephew and a host
of lifelong friends.

Funeral Service: Saturday, March 30, 2024 11:00 a.m.Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church 310 West Martin Luther King Jr Street, Bryan, Texas 77803

Visitation Service: Friday, March 29, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Daniel & Son Funeral Home located at 401 W 18th Street, Bryan, Texas 77803