Betty Joan Maynes
Marriages
Sammie Maymes - 1955
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5 B Death Notice - November 29, 2016
Betty Joan Maynes, 81, Grand Junction, died Nov. 24, 2016, at
Eagle Ridge of the Grand Valley.
Services will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Gardens.
She was an operator.
Survivors include one son, Steve of Grand Junction; five grandchildren;
10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to HopeWest, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand
Junction 81506; or to Roice-Hurst Humane Society, 362 28 Road
81501.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7 B Obituary - November 30, 2016
Betty passed away on
November 24th. She was 81.
She was born to Hugh and
Helen Benson of Olathe, CO,
and later moved to Grand
Junction, CO where Betty
grew up and graduated from
Grand Junction High School.
In 1955 she married Sammie
Maynes, and had a son,
Steven. A year later they
moved to Ventura, CA where son, Wesley, was born. She
moved back to Grand Junction, divorced Sam, and started
working for Mountain Bell as a telephone operator. In 1981 she
transferred to Tempe, AZ working there until she retired and
moved back to Grand Junction to be with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her beloved father, Hugh;
mother, Helen; brother, Johnnie Benson; sister, Marjorie Moore;
son, Wesley Maynes and nephew, Larry Moore. She is survived
by her son, Steve (Sherry) Maynes; daughter-in-law, Carolyn
Maynes; grandchildren, Justin and Nick Maynes, Aaron
Mullins, Beth Mather, and Kim Roberts; ten greatgrandchildren;
two great-great-grandchildren; cousins; nieces
and nephews, all whom she loved very much.
Special thanks to the staff of Eagle Ridge Care Center.
Services will be held at Memorial Gardens Mausoleum,
Saturday December 3rd at 1:00, Grand Junction, CO.
