Biography: Kaye McKnight Beavers, 81, wife of Charles W Beavers, daughter of Woodrow and Mary Deane McKnight (both deceased), died on July 25, 2023. She attended Southwestern at Memphis (now Rhodes College) and graduated from the Univ. of Ark at Fayetteville with a degree in psychology and sociology. After marrying Charlie and giving birth to 3 daughters, she began working in a variety of fields. She spent 5 years teaching school, 12 years owning her own catering business, and 9 years dabbling in antiques.
She had been a member of the Junior League of LR, Senior Warden and chair of the Episcopal Women of St Mark’s Episcopal Church. In later years, she and Charlie became members of St Andrew’s Anglican Church, before returning to St. Mark’s. She enjoyed bridge, Mah Jong, gardening, telling jokes, and most of all, reading. She leaves behind daughters Kristi (Mark, deceased) Pennebaker, Paige (Andy) Miller, and Blair (Scott) Evans, grandchildren Layne and Paige Pennebaker, Madeline Morehead (Tyler) and Ally Miller, and Charlie Evans.
A drop-in reception will begin at 2 p.m., followed by a funeral service in the church that will begin at 3 p.m. on Thursday, August 3, 2023, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1000 North Mississippi St., Little Rock, AR. 72207
In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation or P.A.T.H. (Partners Against Trafficking Humans). Arrangements are under the direction of RuebelFuneralHome.com