Betty Lou (Vancil) Jarvis
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Bill Jarvis - May 10, 1942
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7B Death Notice - May 17, 2017
Betty Lou Jarvis, 94, Grand Junction, died May 14, 2017, at
HopeWest and Hospice Care Center.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. May 22 at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary.
Services will take place at 10 a.m. May 23 at the First United
Methodist Church. Burial will follow at 1 p.m. at Veterans Memorial
Cemetery of Western Colorado.
She worked in real estate.
Survivors include two sons, Butch of Grand Junction and Fred of
Palisade; two daughters, Patti Barrett and Virginia Blanchat, both
of Grand Junction; two brothers, Jim Vancil of Grand Junction and
Joe Vancil of Moab, Utah; 14 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to HopeWest, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand
Junction 81506.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Obituary - May 21, 2017
Betty Lou Jarvis
April 2, 1923 - May 14, 2017
Betty Lou Jarvis passed
away at Hospice on May 14,
2017, at the age of 94.
Betty Lou is predeceased by
her husband of nearly 70
years, Bill Jarvis; her parents,
Bill and Lena Vancil; brothers,
Jack, Al, and Bill; sisters,
Helen, Isabel, Dorthy, and
Lucy, as well as grandson,
Hamish Barrett.
Betty is lovingly remembered and survived by her brothers,
Joe Vancil of Moab, Utah, and Jim Vancil of Grand Junction,
Colorado. Betty had four children, Butch Jarvis (Shirley) with
children, Joe, Bobby, and Bea; son, Fred Jarvis (Patricia) and
children, Jim, Tom, Corrie, and Amanda; daughter, Patti Barrett
(Lester) and children, Hamish, Kate, Caleb, and MacKenzie,
and daughter, Ginger with children, Sam, Megan, and Molly.
She has a legion of grandchildren and great-grandchildren that
will all greatly miss her.
Betty Lou was born in the San Luis Valley, Colorado, on April
2, 1923. She graduated from Clifton High School, one of only
five classes to graduate from Clifton. After graduation, she
began working at the telephone company and enjoyed her job as
a phone operator. Betty met Bill Jarvis soon after, and they were
married May 10, 1942. Betty was one of the few women that
followed her husband during World War II, as Bill was posted
to different army camps in different states. Her first two
children were born in Mississippi and Arkansas. After the war
they settled down in Grand Junction, Colorado, and completed
their family.
Betty Lou and Bill owned and operated Bill’s Body Shop for
over 30 years in downtown Grand Junction. They also owned
Bill’s Towing and American Auto Salvage. Both Betty and Bill
participated in the business as they built and expanded. They
were able to retire early from the businesses and travel. They
both shared interests in hunting, fishing, boating, and travel.
They enjoyed traveling the United States, Alaska, and New
Zealand.
Betty is well known as a great candy cook and a great downhome
cook. Her holiday parties were lovely and well done with
great food. She was often a hostess to many people that had
hard times while traveling through our city. Betty had a sense of
humor that was often found in jokes she played on others, and
she had the capacity to tell endless jokes for hours on end,
entertaining those around her with her mirth.
One of the most memorable points in her life was helping pass
the Tabor Amendment in Colorado. She joined the political
realm and enjoyed all of those that she met and worked with.
She was very gratified that the Tabor Amendment passed and
that she had worked so hard for the benefit of those in Colorado.
Later in life she discovered opera and classical music, as well as
reading.
Funeral services for Betty Lou will be held at the Methodist
Church, 522 White Avenue, Grand Junction, CO, Tuesday, May
23, at 10:00 a.m. A reception will follow the service at the
church. Interment will be at Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2830
Riverside Parkway, Grand Junction, CO, at 1:00 p.m. that
afternoon.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to
HopeWest Hospice, 3090B N. 12th Street, Grand Junction, CO
81506.
