Beverly J. Behrens-Miller of Rapid City, S. D. died May 30, 2008 after a valiant 14-year struggle with cancer. Beverly was born November 6, 1935 to Alfred Carl, Sr. and Emma E. (Julius) Behrens in Rapid City, South Dakota. It was her father’s 41st birthday. She grew up in Rapid City and graduated in 1954 from Central High School. On July 2, 1954 she married Peter A. Mitchell. Peter and Beverly had 3 sons and 1 daughter. She married Merle D. Miller on June 30, 1964. Merle and Beverly had 2 daughters. In June 1970 they moved to Black Hawk, S. D. and resided there until 1984 when they moved back to Rapid City. Beverly had a passion for serving her community and for education. While living in Black Hawk, she was involved with the Piedmont Valley Association, Black Hawk Volunteer Fire Department, Black Hawk Volunteer Auxiliary, the local PTA and was elected 2nd Vice President and 4th Vice President on the State PTA Board. She also participated in the Black Hawk School Parents Club. Committed to providing better educational facilities for the children of Black Hawk, she organized the committee for a new school and worked on 2 school bond elections. Elected to the Rapid City Board of Education, Beverly served three consecutive terms in 1979, 1983, and 1986. While on the Board of Education she served as both Vice President and President. During that time she also served on Western Dakota Vocational Technical School and Special Education Cooperative Boards. As a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Rapid City, she served on the Evangelism, Stewardship, Christian Education Committee and the Board of Deacons. She also served for six years as the recording secretary for the Presbytery of South Dakota. Beverly is survived by her husband, Merle D. Miller; son, Daniel Mitchell and wife, Catherine, of Charlotte Courthouse, VA; daughter, Kim Clark, of Draper, Utah; son, Thomas Mitchell and wife, Donna; of Black Hawk, SD.; daughter, Amy Nelles and husband, Brian, of Las Vegas, NV; daughter, Elizabeth Miller, of Rapid City, SD; and eleven grandchildren, Michelle Novak, Jodi Mitchell Rundstrom and husband Billy, Danielle Mitchell, Hilary Clark, Daniel Clark, Stephen Clark, Brian Mitchell, Anthony Mitchell, Peter Mitchell, Paul Mitchell, Alexander Nelles, and three great grandchildren, Brodie Mitchell, Hannah Rundstrom and Autumn Rundstrom, and her sister Delores Lee of Sturgis, SD. Her parents, Alfred Sr. and Emma, her brother, Alfred Behrens, Jr. and her son Peter 0. Mitchell, preceded her in death.