August 10, 1946 – April 20, 2023
Beverly Irene “Bev” Kinkead, 76, Sheridan, passed away on Thursday evening, April 20, 2023, at Majestic Care of Sheridan. Born August 10, 1946, in Colfax, Ind., she was the daughter of the late John Harley and Altha (Craven) Mulder.
She was a graduate of Colfax High School.
Bev was a tinkerer; she was always doing something with her hands and had half a dozen projects going at the same time. She always looked forward to spring, as that was the time to get the garden started and ready for her cherry tomatoes. She also loved fussing around with the dogs and cats.
One of the things she loved the most was working out in the garage with her family. Fixing things was the family business, and Bev got her hands dirty right along with the boys. For years, she helped her husband, Smiley, and later her son Terry, fix anything that rolled in at Kinkead’s Garage, although Bev was always partial to working on the cars.
As age took its toll on Bev’s health, she still stayed active, just at a slower pace. She fell in love with making craft jewelry and always had a puzzle or two in the works. Bev also enjoyed doing paint-by-numbers art; she would give completed projects to the residents and staff at Majestic Care of Sheridan, a beautiful way of letting them know that she was thinking of them.
Beverly is survived by her son, Johnny Ray Kinkead of New Castle; five grandchildren, Dawn Marie Kinkead, Anthony Ryan Isaacs, Melisa Dian Isaacs, Jacob Warren Kinkead (Dawn), and Jasmine Danielle Kinkead-Diaz; eight great-grandchildren, Chandler Ray, Meech, Jah, Khari, Kyree, Isaiah, Liam, and Landon; three brothers, Jack Mulder of Tell City, Ind., Frank Mulder of Newark, Calif., and Jerry Mulder of Lafayette; three sisters, Betty Coffman of Arizona, Joan Mooney of Frankfort, Ind., and Verna Freels of Lafayette; sister-in-law, Marlene Burroughs (Ronald) of Sheridan; brothers-in-law, Larry Kinkead of Sheridan, Randy Kinkead (Marilyn) of Sheridan, and Rex Kinkead (Roberta) of Lebanon; former daughter-in-law, Lisa Marie (Isaacs) Kinkead; and many, many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John Harley and Altha (Craven) Mulder; daughter, Anna Marie Kinkead; son, Terry Warren Kinkead; grandson, Timmy Kinkead; sister, Delores Rose Price; brothers-in law, Kevin Kinkead, Sr., and Charlie Kinkead (and wife, A. Jannett Kinkead); sister-in-law, Marcia Ann Duncan (and husband, Kenny); and by her husband, Jerry Warren “Smiley” Kinkead on September 1, 2019. She and Smiley were married on November 19, 1965.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 1, 2023, at Kercheval Funeral Home, 306 E. 10th St., Sheridan. Burial will follow at Wright-Bethel Cemetery in Waugh, Ind. Pastor Josh Kennedy will be officiating. Visitation will take place at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2023, and from noon until the time of service on Monday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be presented to the Alzheimer’s Association.
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