Virginia Ruth (Orr) Maxwell
Marriages
Rayburn Leon Maxwell - May 2, 1943
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5B - October 19, 2010
Virginia Ruth (Orr) Maxwell,
89, Grand Junction, died
Oct. 15, 2010, at Eagle Ridge of
Grand Valley.
Visitation will be from 5 to
7 p.m. Wednesday at Taylor Funeral
Service in Delta. Services
will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at
First Baptist Church in Delta.
Survivors include two sons,
Wayne and Michael; three
daughters, Carol Maxwell,
Debra Robinson and Patricia
Jarvis; 13 grandchildren; and 18
great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to
First Baptist Church, 1250 Pioneer
Road, Delta 81416 or to The
Salvation Army.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5B - Obituary - October 19, 2010
Virginia Ruth (Orr) Maxwell
w a s b o r n J u l y 1 1 , 1 9 2 1 i n
Waverly, Colorado to Chester A.
Orr and Muriel Stillian Orr.
She attended Cache la Poudre
schools and graduated salutatorian
in 1939. Virginia graduated
from Colorado A & M (CSU) in
1943 with a BS degree in Home Economics.
On May 2, 1943 she married Rayburn Leon Maxwell and moved to
Corpus Christi, Texas where he was stationed in the US Navy. Following
his discharge from the Navy after WWII, they settled in
Grand Junction, CO. They later lived in Montrose before settling in
Delta where they lived for more than 40 years. The Maxwell's established
the Memory Gardens of Delta County (Mesa View Cemetery).
Virginia managed two credit unions - Delta Federal and the
Joint District 50 School Credit Unions.
Virginia and Rayburn Maxwell had six children, Carol Maxwell
(Don Hall), Wayne (Carolyn), Theodore (deceased), Debra Robinson,
Michael (Kendra), and Patricia Jarvis, 13 grandchildren and 18
great grandchildren.
Virginia loved music and was 'drafted' as a teenager by her future
father-in-law to play the piano for church. From then on she played
the piano or organ for the churches she attended until she was unable
to play any longer. Virginia also loved to travel. She and Rayburn
were 'Winter Texans' and lived in Zapata for ten winters. Their
favorite trip was the long drive to Alaska. Virginia has a special gift
for meeting and remembering people and would often find a personal
connection with the people she met.
Virginia lived at The Fountains Assisted Living Facility for eight
years and moved to Eagle Ridge Nursing Home eight months ago
where she died peacefully on October 15 2010.
Funeral services will held on Thursday October 21, 2010 at 10:00
a.m. at First Baptist Church, 1250 Pioneer Rd., Delta, CO. A viewing
will be held Wednesday evening from 5 - 7:00 p.m. at Taylor
Funeral Service, 682 1725 Road Delta, Colorado.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church
1250 Pioneer Road, Delta, CO 81416 or to the Salvation Army.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Taylor Funeral
Service and Crematory. View the internet obituary and sign the online
guest registry at taylorfuneralservice.com.
