Betty Lou McLaine (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Betty Lou McLaine, daughter of Lee Marion and Vera May Evans Nunnaley, was born March 12, 1932, in Yuma Valley, Arizona. She departed this life Saturday, June 14, 2014, in Christian Health and Rehabilitation Center North, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of eighty-two years, three months, and two days.
On October 15, 1961, she was united in marriage to Calvin Ray McLaine, and they shared the last fifty-two years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Waylene Jones; three sons, Matthew Warren, James Robert, and Randolph Wyatt McLaine; seven brothers, Leland, Delbert, Gerald Lee, Larry, George, Elbert, and an infant, Paul; and three sisters, Bertha Hankey, Lee Vera Grabbe, and an infant, Mary.
Betty is survived by her husband, Calvin, of the home; four daughters, Karen Ann Horne, of Hermitage, Missouri, Betsy L. Rider, of the State of Arizona, Ellen Geneive Martin, and her husband, James, of the State of Nevada, and Rebecca Haines, of the State of California; a son, John Ray McLaine, and his wife, Ludy, of the State of California; a number of grandchildren, including a grandson that was like a son to Betty and Calvin, Brandon Ray McLaine, of the State of Texas; several great-grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
She was born and raised in Yuma Valley, Arizona, where she attended the Old Rude School. She then graduated from Yuma Valley High School and later took training to become a nurses’ aide. In addition to being a devoted homemaker to her family, Betty also worked as a nurses’ aide in a private hospital for a number of years. In 1974, she and Calvin moved to Missouri, and then on to Oklahoma and Texas for a few years. They returned to Missouri and made their home in Lebanon for the last several years.
Betty was an active member of the Community of Christ Church in Lebanon, where she was involved in various forms of service to her church.
In her spare time she enjoyed quilting, growing beautiful flowers, and feeding the hummingbirds. Her family was very important to her and she especially enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Betty was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and know that her family and friends will cherish the wonderful memories she created for them during her eighty-two years.
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