Cheryl Yvette Beverage, beloved daughter of the late Fredrick and Mamie Beverage, was born January 17, 1961. She departed this life on Saturday, August 14, 2010. She received her education in the Baltimore City Public School System, from there she graduated from Syacuse, New York School of Mortuary Science. She was employed by Brown and Thompson Funeral Home, University Hospital and Update Laundry. At an early age, Cheryl received Christ and was a member of Holy Cross Communion Church. Cheryl made numerous friends where ever she went. She enjoyed being Cheryl. She was outspoken, did not bite her tongue, made sure she got the last word and would never be wrong. Cheryl was a fun person and loved life. She was the life of any party and made sure she took a plate or two with her when she left. She loved talking. She was precded in death by her brother, Maurice Beverage and great nephew, James Smith III. Cheryl leaves to mourn; two daughters, Eboni Archer and Essence Patterson; granddaughter, Chloe Robinson; one brother Mitchell Beverage Lynette Jones; two sisters, Jeannette Beverage and Bridgett Hopkins; four nieces, Cheryl Smith James Smith II, Tyeisha Beverage, Tiffany Beverage Henderson Corneliousand Damarra Beverage; one nephew, Mitchell M. Beverage;three great nieces, Dashanna Smith, Kayla Montgomery and Kaiya Henderson; two great nephews, William Colbert and Jaylin Smith; two aunts, Ethel Henly of Baltimore, Maryland and Willie Anthony of Syracuse, New York; three dearest friends; Roslyn Keene, Karen Dunnway and Ronald Harrell and a host of other relatives and friends.