BETHEA,
Maxine LaVerne
(Maiden Name: Rich)
Published in Today's News Herald on Apr. 15, 2021 -
Lake Havasu City, Arizona -
Maxine LaVerne Bethea passed away on March 17, 2021 in Lake Havasu
City after a brief illness.
Maxine was born April 12, 1936 on a family ranch near Tia Maria, New
Mexico, the daughter of Frances Sligh Rich and Leonard Bush Rich. She
had 10 brothers and sisters. She grew up between family ranches in New
Mexico and Colorado and graduated from Fruita Union High School in
Colorado. Maxine married Herschel Eugene Watts in 1954 in Raton, New
Mexico. She traveled extensively overseas and in the Western U.S. with
her second husband, Arthur Dixon Bethea, during his oil field career.
Arthur predeceased her in 2003, while they lived in Odessa, Texas.She
moved from Texas to Arizona, in 2006 following his death and made her
home in Lake Havasu City. She was an active member of the Lake Havasu
City Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Maxine is also predeceased by two children, Marlene and Michael Watts.
She is survived by a daughter, Marcelle Watts, and two grandchildren;
her brother, Robert Rich, of Lake Havasu City; and many nieces and
nephews; and her dearest friend, Ray Maxfield of Lake Havasu City.
A memorial service for Maxine will be held on Sunday April 18, 2021 at
2 p.m. at the Lake Havasu City Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Arrangements cared for by Bradbury Memorial Center, in Lake Havasu
City. Your thoughts and condolences can be left for the family and
friends at www.BradburyMemorialCenter.com.