Beverly June Lobitz

Beverly June Lobitz, age 78 of Monticello, Ark., passed away December 16, 2020, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She was born June 20, 1942, in Leonardville, Kansas to the late Wilbur and Grace Larsen Sprecker. She was a graduate of Kansas State University Graduate School. Beverly was a Music Professor at the University of Arkansas at Monticello with 46 years of service. She retired in 2018. Her love for people was only exceeded by her love for God, and she shared God's love daily with all the people she taught and came in contact with. She devoted her life to her students to whom she taught the art of music passionately. She loved them vigorously and encouraged them relentlessly. Beverly was a tireless servant of God and of the people he created. Her life was a testimony to God's goodness and a testament to the enormous impact she had in the lives of thousands of students and communities of southeast Arkansas. Along with her parents, Beverly is preceded in death by her husband Lawrence "Larry" Lobitz; and a brother, Gaylen Sprecker of Kansas City. She is survived by her son, Brice Lobitz and wife Becky of New Orleans, LA; grandsons, Colton Lobitz and wife Gabby of Ponchatoula, LA and Tyler Lobitz of Baton Rouge, LA; sisters, Phyllis Nelson of Topeka, KS and Sandi Bennett of Oklahoma City, OK; a brother, Boyd Sprecker of Oklahoma City, OK; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, friends, and students that loved her dearly. Visitation will be at Stephenson-Dearman Chapel Tuesday, December 22, 2020, 12:00-3:00 p.m., with graveside service at 3:00 p.m. in the Oakland Cemetery. Online guestbook at www.stephensondearman.com.