Betty Mayes

Betty Mayes, 80, passed away at her home June 23, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Betty was born July 8, 1929. She had been the manager of H.L. Green Restaurant, a cook at Des Moines Tech School and most recently, she worked in housekeeping at Valley West Inn. Betty loved spending time with her family, helping tie fleece blankets, making Christmas candy and canning fruits and vegetables from her garden. She also enjoyed word search and crossword puzzles.

Betty is survived by her sons, William C. (Cindy) Kline, Sr. of Kansas City, KS, Fredrick (Kris) Mayes, Sr. of Des Moines and Lawrence Mayes, Jr. of Osceola, IA; daughters, Cheryl (Larry) Blood of Mitchellville, IA, Emily (Ron) Gerke of Des Moines and Laura (Rocky) Burill of Winterset, IA; 22 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren; a great granddaughter to arrive in October and a great-great-grandson to arrive in August. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Rose Mae (Terry) Waggoner; husband, Lawrence M. Mayes, Sr.; daughter, Susan K. Brumbaugh in February 2010; grandson, Daniel Gerke; great-grandson, Jerry Blood; six brothers and two sisters.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family.

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