Beverly Joyce Sayers

In Loving Memory of Beverly Joyce Sayers (née Fox)April 2, 1950 – May 2, 2026

Beverly Joyce Sayers, lovingly known as Bev, passed away on May 2, 2026, at the age of 76. Born Beverly Joyce Fox on April 2, 1950, she lived a life defined by resilience, compassion, humor, and a love so constant that the people around her never doubted they mattered.

Bev was preceded in death by her parents, Otto and Helen Fox; her sisters, Lynn Dubovsky and her husband Andy, and Sally Gleisner and her husband Tom.

She is survived by her devoted daughter and best friend, Abby Breese; Abby’s husband, Mike; and her beloved grandchildren, Liam and Braylen Breese, who brought immeasurable joy to her life.

She also leaves behind some of the dearest friends she ever knew: Joyce Laorden, Susan Ramos, Gail Kay, Cathi Barlow, and John Sayers, along with cherished family members Karen and Bill Cletzer, Kenny and Sharon Pope, Crystal (Gleisner) Cardenas, Trent Dubovsky, Cheryl (Dubovsky) Herricks, Jim Miller(Cody and Dylan), Jesse Miller, Rick Miller, Dann Miller, and many others whose lives were forever touched by her love and friendship.

The bond Bev shared with her daughter Abby was extraordinary, built on love, loyalty, laughter, and the kind of friendship most people spend a lifetime searching for.

Bev was a French teacher who loved learning and helping others grow, but her greatest gift was the way she cared for people. She remembered birthdays without fail, checked on others before herself, and always had kind words ready for anyone who needed comfort. She made people feel important. She made people feel loved.

Her favorite movie was Pollyanna, and she carried its message throughout her life by teaching others to play “the glad game,” finding light wherever she could, even in the hardest moments.

And there were hard moments.

Bev faced immense physical challenges for many years, including COPD, CHF, Factor V Leiden, Prothrombin Gene Mutation, chronic wounds, and osteoporosis that caused her daily pain and suffering. Yet even through countless hospital stays, procedures, setbacks, and exhaustion, she never allowed her illness to take her spirit. She remained strong, funny, caring, and deeply concerned for others, even while carrying burdens most people could never imagine.

Over the last two months of her life, Bev was hospitalized three separate times. Despite treatments with antibiotics and Lasix, her condition continued to worsen, and she knew in her heart that something was not right. On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, she made the difficult decision to move to hospice care, understanding that the hospital could no longer offer more than hospice could provide.

She declined quickly afterward, but on Friday she expressed one clear wish: she wanted to go home.

Family and friends gathered to visit her, surround her with love, and help make that final wish possible. Arrangements were made for transport home Friday night. Though she was scheduled to leave hospice at 11:00 p.m., transportation was delayed repeatedly, first until 3:00 a.m., and then again without explanation. The ambulance did not arrive at hospice until approximately 6:45a Saturday morning.

Tragically, Beverly never made it home.

She passed away in the parking lot of hospice, around 7:23a, with the ambulance reportedly never having left the building. Home was 18 minutes away. The ambulance company failed to provide her last wish.

Her family’s hearts are shattered not only by losing her, but by knowing her final wish was denied by circumstances beyond their control. Those who loved Bev want her story told because she mattered deeply, and because every person deserves dignity, compassion, and to be heard in their final moments.

Still, even in heartbreak, Bev’s legacy remains unmistakable. She loved fiercely. She gave endlessly. She showed up for people again and again. She taught those around her how to find gratitude in darkness and how to keep going when life became unbearably heavy.

To know Bev was to know warmth, loyalty, and unconditional love.

A celebration of Beverly’s life will be held at a later date and all will be invited to participate.Until then, those who knew her are encouraged to honor her in the ways she would have loved most: remember someone’s birthday, speak kindly, help someone who is hurting, watch Pollyanna, and whenever possible, play the glad game.

Arrangements entrusted to Adams Mason Funeral Home (330)535-9186