Beverley Alice McBride was born February 5, 1938, in German Valley, on the Shady Nook Ranch, near Brewster, Nebraska. She was the sixth child of Oliver and Ella Mae (Ahrens) McBride. In 1947, the family moved to Ainsworth, Nebraska, where she attended school and graduated in 1955. She later attended Chadron State College and began her teaching career in rural schools in Cherry, Blaine, and Brown Counties.

In 1960, she moved her family to Saint Paul, Nebraska, where she began her 30-year career as an Elementary School Principal. She was also an educator in both Hartington, Nebraska, and Nebraska City, Nebraska. In 2001, she retired after 41 years as an educator. During her career, she was proud to have attended all four Nebraska State Colleges: Chadron, Kearney, Wayne, and Peru. Soon after retirement, she moved to Manhattan, Kansas, where she began caring for two small grandchildren. She served as a Certified Title-Aide at Northview Elementary in Manhattan in 2008 and worked there for two years, after which she permanently retired and continued to live in Manhattan until her death. She loved to teach reading and writing.

With a deep sense of faith, she was an active member of PEO, Order of the Eastern Star, Delta Kappa Gamma, Rebekah’s, and the United Methodist Church, holding various offices in each organization. She was an active EMT in Saint Paul for twelve years, taught CPR classes for both beginners and instructors, and volunteered for many years with Respite, Hospice, and Abused Women’s programs.

She provided Jim and Bryan with amazing love and opportunities throughout their lives, and she dearly loved her grandchildren and enjoyed hosting them for stayovers. She helped Bryan raise Dan and Bill. Asa Westerlund and Anne Legroscollard were with her for a year of high school as foreign exchange students. They became daughters to her, and she traveled to Europe to visit them and their families in Finland and Belgium. She was also a foster parent for kids who needed a temporary home.

Beverley leaves to mourn her passing: her sons, both of whom took her maiden name after graduating from college, Jim (Beverly) McBride of Omaha and Bryan (Sharon) McBride of Alma, Kansas; six grandchildren, Mike, Michelle (Jerry) Parker, Alex (Tanya), Scott, Dan, Bill McBride, and four great-grandchildren; one brother, Victor Bud McBride of Ainsworth; sister-in-law, Betty McBride of Lincoln; along with a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ollie and Ella Mae; one sister, Bonnie Irwin; brother-in-law, Bill Irwin; five brothers and sisters-in-law, John McBride, sister(s)-in-law Aletha McBride and Elva McBride, Morton McBride, sister(s)-in-law Louise McBride and Carol McBride, Bruce McBride, Ernest McBride, sister-in-law Louella McBride, Calvin Ray McBride of Fairbury, sister-in-law, Betty (Bud) McBride; and four nephews and one niece.

A Memorial Service was held on Saturday, June 6, 2026 in the Ainsworth United Methodist Church with Rev. Michael W. Eurit officiating at the event. Music was provided by Linn Baxter with the congregation singing, “Surely The Presence Of The Lord,” “Amazing Grace,” “Lord Of The Dance’” and “Hymn Of Promise.” The Cemetery Song was “Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow.” Inurnment followed in the Ainsworth Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon followed the committal service at the Methodist Church. Ashes were scattered at her birthplace, the Shady Nook Ranch in German Valley, near Brewster, NE. In lieu of flowers, memorials were suggested to the donor’s choice or to the Public Libraries in Ainsworth, St. Paul, Hartington or Nebraska City, NE or in Manhattan, KS or the Meadowlark Hills Memory Program, 2121 Meadowlark Rd, Manhattan, KS 66502. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hochfuneralhome.com.