Beverly Rose Johnson Blaylock, 69, of Nitro went to be with the Lord on July 25, 2013 after a brief battle with cancer.

Beverly was retired from Rubin H. Donnelly Corporation Yellow Pages after 28 years of service. She was a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. She lived her life according to the golden rule. Beverly was a very courageous woman and a friend to all that knew her.

She was preceded in death by parents, Charles D. and Jean Johnson; sister, Sherrie Collins.

Beverly is survived by her son, David Blaylock and wife Polly of Nitro; two grandchildren, Kathryn Michelle Egnor of Nitro, and Gregory Tyler Blaylock of Fort Lewis, Washington; great grandson, Malachi Joseph "Booger Wooger" Legg; brother, Joseph Johnson and companion Nancy Dimmich of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Friends and family may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 28 at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 29 at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. A funeral procession of friends and family will leave for cemetery at 10:30 a.m. from Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

The family would like to thank the staff at Hubbard Hospice House West for the special care. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her name to HospiceCare 1606 Kanawha Blvd W, Charleston, WV 25312.