Laine (Scott) Cross
Obituaries
Daily Sentinal page 6A - June 15, 2022
Laine Cross
February 2, 1938 - June 6, 2022
Laine Cross, age 84,
passed away on Monday,
June 6, 2022 at Mantey
Heights Care Center in
Grand Junction, Colorado
surrounded by family. She
was a retired piano teacher
and accompanist.
Ethelyn Elaine (later
Laine) was born February 2, 1938 to Troy and Ruth
(Ivey) Scott in Goodland, Kansas. She was a 1955
graduate of Campion Academy in Loveland, Colorado
and studied at Western State College in Gunnison,
Colorado. Ethelyn and Cecil Cross, Jr. met in Grand
Junction as teenagers at the local skating rink and were
married on March 19, 1956. They raised a family and
were together 40 years, until his death in 1996.
Laine was an accomplished pianist whose life was
filled with music. She was a member of Wednesday
Music Club and taught countless piano students over
the years. She was sought after as an accompanist for
recitals and choirs, including the Western Colorado
Chorale. She was organist for many years at the Grand
Junction Seventh-day Adventist Church, where she
was a member. She also played for other churches in
the community on Sundays, most recently Redlands
United Methodist Church. A highlight was her job
accompanying vocal students for the music department at
Colorado Mesa University, where she had many friends.
She often involved family in her musical pursuits, with
varying success, but was exceptionally proud of her son,
Greg, who went on to a professional career as an opera
singer. She visited NYC for his performances whenever
possible. At her care centers early on she would play
for anyone who would listen, namely Maple Leaf Rag,
which she knew from memory.
Laine was very active in her church over the years
and had a strong Christian faith. She loved people and
hosting them in her home, including a weekly Bible
study group. She was outgoing and friendly, easily
turning strangers into friends. She enjoyed Jeep trips,
especially to Yankee Boy Basin. She was fond of table
games, M&Ms and Taco Bell bean burritos and was
famously known for constantly documenting any and
all occasions with her phone camera.
Laine is survived by her four children; Kimberly Cole
(Dale), Tami Egbert (Vic), Gregory Cross and Jill Cross;
three grandchildren; Taylor Van Cleve (with whom she
shared a birthday), Daniel Cross and Matthew Cross;
and two pairs of rusty roller skates. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Cecil Cross,Jr.; her parents, Troy
and Ruth Scott; her brother, Ernest Scott; and a favorite
cousin, Grace Draper.
A memorial service is planned at the Grand Junction
Seventh-day Adventist church on July 19, 2022 at 2:00
p.m. Laine has requested cremation and will be interred
next to Cecil at Orchard Mesa Cemetery. The family
would like to express their thanks to the staffs of Mantey
Heights and HopeWest hospice for their wonderful help
and care
