Betty Mae (Davis) Matheson

Betty Mae Matheson

Betty Mae Matheson, 75, Hays, died Saturday, January 16, 2016, at the Salina Regional Health Center.

She was born January 17, 1940 in Hays the daughter of Herman and Alice (Teeters) Davis.  She attended Buckeye School and on November 1, 1958 she married Jerry D. Matheson in Hays.  She worked at Kirby Vacuum in Andrews, KS, for Parker Grain and Spikes Trucking in Hugoton, KS, for Light Milling and Grain in Liberal, and for Farmers State Bank in Hays.  She was a member of Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church, Hays, and was a great wife and mother.  She was an excellent cook and was very gifted in sewing, crocheting, embroidery, and cross stitch.  She worked very hard on the farm as a girl and loved to spend time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. 

Survivors include her husband, Jerry of the home in Hays, a son Dean Matheson and wife Cheryl of Salina, KS, two daughters Diana Jernigan and husband Monte of Goldthwaite, TX, and Shari Merritt and husband Daniel of Hays, a brother Don Davis of Hays and a sister Alice Paul of Hays, six grandchildren Shana Wasdon, Antonia Matheson, Staci Taylor, James Matheson, Kory Jernigan, and Christian Matheson, and 20 great grandchildren.  Also surviving are many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother Harold Davis, a sister Sharon Klusener, and a granddaughter Amber Collins. 

Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at the Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church, 1605 E. 29th Street, Hays.  Private family inurnment will take place at a later date.  The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until service time on Wednesday at the church.  Memorials are suggested to the church, in care of Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street, Hays, Kansas 67601.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com