Beverly Ann

Denstel

Beverly Ann Denstel, 85, a resident of Hattiesburg, formerly of McComb, passed away on November 6, 2026 at the Wyndham House of Hattiesburg.

A visitation will be held Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at Hartman Jones Funeral Home from 1 PM until 2 PM, with a graveside at Hollywood Cemetery to follow. Bro. Eddie King will officiate and Hartman Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Beverly was born on April 9, 1941 to the late Evelyn Davis Anderson and Lafayette Anderson in Woodville, MS. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church in Woodville.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 36 loving years Fred Denstel; two sons Aubrey Lewis Hundell and Heinrich Denstel; her daughter Valerie Denstel; and three brothers Teddy Anderson, Kennon Anderson and John Allen Anderson.

She is survived by four children Tina (Eddie) McCalip of McComb, MS, Fred (Kimberly) Denstel of Picayune, MS, Angie Johnson of Shore Line, WA, and Kathy Day Valdez of Salt Lake City, UT; eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Her daughter, Tina, wrote this to share a piece of her mother with everyone: “My mother was the first person who taught us about Jesus. She didn’t just talk the “Christian” life, she lived it. I never knew a more humble person. She believed the best in everyone. She was quick to forgive & slow to anger. My mother never had an easy life but she faced all her hardships with grace, not bitterness. My mother taught me what faith was, because that’s all she had. She trusted God in all things. I remember as a small child standing on a football looking out the LR window. I lost my balance & fell, hitting my head on the window sill. I had a great big goose egg on the side of my head immediately. My mom put her hand on that bump & prayed. It was completely gone the next morning! I also remember a middle age black woman walking down the sidewalk when I was a kid. She had her arm in a sling. We had no idea where she came from, she appeared just out of the blue. My mom went outside to see if she was OK. The lady said she was hungry. Mom fed her & she disappeared after she left our home. No sign of her anywhere. Mom always said be kind to strangers — you may be entertaining angels.” She will be sadly missed by all those who knew and loved her.

Pallbearers will be Fred Denstel, Kenny Thornhill, A.J. Colaprath, Kameron Colaprath, and Trey Howell.