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Beverly Annette Tackett
May 12, 1959 — May 17, 2023
Morris
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Past Services
Visitation
Monday, May 22, 2023
4:00 - 6:30 pm (Central (no DST) time)
Funeral Service
Monday, May 22, 2023
6:30 - 7:30 pm (Central (no DST) time)
Beverly Annette Tackett
Born May 12, 1959, in Terre Haute, Indiana, Annette was a daughter of Paul Norton and Beverly (Whitkanack) Norton Hacker. She was raised in Mazon, Illinois, graduated from MVK High School, and attended Judson University in Elgin, Illinois.
Annette loved all things nature and took great pleasure in gardening, working towards preservation efforts, and donating to the Morton Arboretum. She was an amateur photographer, a passion her whole life, taking classes at Joliet Junior College later in life to deepen her skills. She always had a camera in her hand and had thousands of family photos at home, capturing years of loved ones and special events around her.
Annette held social justice causes in high esteem and supported several groups, including the Human Rights Campaign, American Civil Liberties Union, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. She was a straight shooter who made it clear where she stood with people, but she was kind and loving and welcomed anyone into her home. Annette was very loyal and was the type of person that always showed up, committed to keeping her word and following through- if she said she was going to do something, she did it.
Survivors include her mother and father: Beverly Norton Hacker of Mazon and Paul Norton of Hutsonville, Illinois; ex-husband: Terry Tackett of New Carlisle, Ohio; two children: Melanie Tackett of Johnson City, Tennessee and Jacob Tackett (Luke Brand) of St. Paul, Minnesota; six grandchildren: Kaylie, Aleese, Shallon, Liam, Carson, and Cameron; four sisters: Brenda (Ken) Funk of Morris, Angie Hopkins of Indiana, Amy (Ron) McClelland of Panama City, Florida, and Paula (Kevin) Middendorf of Humboldt, Tennessee; as well as numerous nieces and nephews, and her best friend: Carissa Baumeister.
Annette was preceded in death by her stepfather, Jerry Hacker, and two children: Melissa Bordeaux and Stephen(Arianna) Tackett.
The family will receive friends for a visitation on Monday, May 22, 2023, at Reeves Funeral Home, 75 North Broadway Street (one block north of Illinois Route 113), in Coal City, from 4:00 p.m. until the time of funeral services at 6:30 p.m.
Cremation rites will be accorded following the services, and Annette will be laid to rest in Oregon, Illinois.
Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Annette’s memory to the Morton Arboretum or the ACLU.
Family and friends are encouraged to sign the online guest book, upload photographs, and share Annette’s memorial page via social media.
Funeral services and cremation arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory (815) 634-2125.
Past Services
Visitation
Monday, May 22, 2023
4:00 - 6:30 pm (Central (no DST) time)
Reeves Funeral Home Coal City
Funeral Service
Monday, May 22, 2023
6:30 - 7:30 pm (Central (no DST) time)
Reeves Funeral Home Coal City
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