Maurine H. Moody

Maurine was born in Denver, Colorado on August 5, 1917. She was the youngest of 2 children, born to Harry Howell and Phoebe Cox Howell. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Bill Howell. She grew up in Fort Lupton, Colorado, where father was a well-known druggist. Maurine worked many years in her father’s drug store. She graduated from Fort Lupton High School in 1935. She attended Hardin-Simmons College, in Abilene, Texas to study music. She returned to Denver from Texas when her father died. Maurine lived with her mother in Denver until her marriage to Dr. R. Wayne Moody in 1940.

When Dr. Moody died unexpectedly in 1959, Maurine began her own career, working first at JCRS and then at Fort Logan Mental Health Center for 24 years of faithful service to the State of Colorado, retiring in 1985.

Maurine had a wide variety of interests. Her love of music followed her throughout her life. She played the organ at St. Mark’s Church for years and played the piano for the rest of her life. She attended Colorado Symphony performances, and many other musical events. Maurine enjoyed traveling and travelled extensively throughout North America with family and friends, as recently as October. She maintained an extensive garden. She spent many hours knitting; donating hats, scarves and gloves for the kids at Fort Logan. She loved games and crossword puzzles. She was an avid Colorado sports fan, attending numerous Colorado Rockies games every summer. Maurine was an avid reader and donated thousands of books to various organizations, family and friends. Maurine was also a life long learner. She took art classes in her 70’s and has samples of her talent throughout her house. She loved words and was always in search of new ones. She had a dictionary always close by. She loved games and was frequently seen sitting on her couch working crossword puzzles well into the night.

Maurine is survived by her three loving children, Robert (Bob), Margaret (Peggy), her husband Michael Bentley, and Curtis, all living in Denver. She is also survived by her devoted puppy, Melo.

We are so blessed to have had our mom for so many beautiful years. She made each of our lives special. She taught us the true value of the words thank you, words that she never forgot to say, no matter how insignificant the gesture. She smiled every time she saw us, regardless of how she felt. No matter how difficult life was, she made us all feel rich. She taught us the value of love in life, and we will always feel hers.

“What we once enjoyed and deeply love we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” Helen Keller

Graveside service will be at 2:00pm on Fri. at Crown Hill Mortuary and Cemetery. A visitation will be one hour prior to the graveside services, in the main mortuary building.