Beverly A. Elia, wife of the late L. Robert Elia passed away peacefully on January 30th surrounded by her family. She was predeceased by her parents George L. and Demetra Stevens and her brother, Robert Stevens. She is survived by her four devoted children, Barbara C. of Lexington, Jennifer M. of Lexington, Laura D. Wall and her husband Joesph of Natick, Christopher M. and his wife Holly of Needham, and her three grandchildren, Jack, Vanessa and Tim, who lit up her world. She is also survived by her sister Dolores Stevens of Ridgewood, NJ and  her brother Mark A. Stevens and his wife Debra of Naples, FL as well as her nieces and nephews. Last, but certainly not least, she is survived by her dear friend Scovia Kizito. Scovia, along with Maame "Mimi" Amaniampong, provided Beverly with extraordinary care for which her family is forever grateful.

Visiting hours will be held Wednesday February 5 at the Douglass Funeral Home, 51 Worthen Rd. Lexington from 4pm to 7pm. Relatives and friends are kindly invited.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to CurePSP.org or Holy Trinity Albanian Orthodox Church, P.O. Box 224, 245 D Street, South Boston, MA 02127-0003. Private family funeral and interment at Wildwood Cemetery, Winchester.