Betty Maxine Head

Betty Maxine Head, 87, Holiday Island, Arkansas (formerly Imogene, Iowa) was born November 16, 1934 in Malvern, Iowa to Gladys (Wheeler) Weak and Oliver Weak. She passed away peacefully on August 15, 2022 at the Circle of Life Hospice House in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Betty was raised on a farm near Hastings, Iowa. The family moved to Ava, Missouri, where she completed high school in 1952. Upon graduation, she moved to Omaha, Nebraska and worked at Mutual of Omaha and then Miller Electric. On November 13, 1955, Betty married Fay Mayberry of Silver City, Iowa at the United Methodist Church in Red Oak, Iowa. They lived near Malvern until 1960 when they purchased a farm near Randolph, Iowa. Betty and Fay had three children; Melanie, Merri (died at birth) and Ken. Betty worked for 30 years as an Administrative Assistant and Loan Officer at the Randolph State Bank.

Betty married Daniel Head at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on March 7, 1981 and his children Terry, Tom and Cathy joined the family. They moved to Dan’s farm near Imogene and Betty continued working at the bank in Randolph until her retirement in 1996. Betty was active at St. Patrick’s, serving as a lector and on the Altar Society. Betty also was an election volunteer and served as the chair of the local election board and was a volunteer tutor at Iowa Western Community College. In retirement, Betty and Dan relocated to Holiday Island, Arkansas in 2002, where they became members of St. Edward Catholic Church in Cassville, Missouri. They enjoyed many adventures and were blessed with a multitude of new friends.

Betty enjoyed entertaining with food and was a collector of cookbooks and recipes. Her favorites earned a large star next to the name of the dish so they could be repeated for a family dinner or church potluck. She was an avid birdwatcher and loved identifying the various species dining at their backyard feeders. She also enjoyed oil painting and their home featured many of her favorite creations.

Preceding Betty in death were her parents Oliver and Gladys, late husbands Fay and Dan, daughter Merri and sister Patricia (Weak) Linke. She is survived by her children Melanie Mayberry, Grimes, IA; Ken Mayberry (Lanette), Lodi, WI; Terry (Janell) Head, Ankeny, IA; Tom Head, Woodland Hills, CA; and Cathy (Paul Pick) Hoch, Urbandale, IA. She is also survived by her grandchildren Matthew (Emily) Hoch, Windsor Heights, IA; Sarah (Jake) Eggers, Grimes, IA; Kyle Mayberry, Lodi, WI; and Krista Mayberry, Lodi, WI; and by her brother Larry (Sharon) Weak; Galena, KS and special friends Frank and Mary Obermire of Cassville, MO.

Visitation will be at the Hackett-Livingston funeral home in Shenandoah, IA on August 26 at 5:30 p.m.