Montye Maynard-Grubbs

Montye Maynard Grubbs was born November 7, 1929 in Fort Worth, Texas, and passed away July 18, 2013 in Dallas. Montye was an extraordinary person who touched the lives of everyone she came in contact with. She was a strong, self-educated woman who worked as a systems engineer in software installation and training for healthcare systems long before that was considered anything but a man’s job.

Starting as a teenager Montye worked as an operator for Southwestern Bell, and sold Luzier Cosmetics and encyclopedias before having the opportunity to enter the burgeoning software field. Her work for Royal-McBee Systems afforded her the opportunity to work all over the U.S. and to travel the world. When her company was sold to McDonnell-Douglas, where she worked for several years. Montye then went on to become a successful real estate agent, working for Clements Realtors and Ebby Halliday’s Lake Highlands office.

Montye Maynard Grubbs was the adopted daughter of Earlean and Willard Jones of Cleburne. She married John Turner “Jay” Maynard in 1952 and they had two sons, Michael Maynard (Emma Jean) and Dr. Curtis Maynard (Melba). She also had foster sons she loved as if they were her own, including Benny Ray (Tami) and Steve Adair (Clarice), and her “almost sons” Carl Sprayberry ( Dana) and Harold Bredemier (Barbara).

In 2002, Montye found love again as the wife of Joe Ernest Grubbs Sr. They worked and traveled together until his death in 2010. From her two marriages she leaves behind – grandchildren, step-grandchildren and foster grandchildren, as well as – great-grandchildren.

Montye was deeply involved with her community, charities and professional organizations. She was a 40-year member of the Zonta Club of Dallas, serving as president in 1978-79. Lillian Bradshaw asked her to become a member of the Friends of the Public Library Board, where she served for many years. She was also a member of the Dallas Arboretum, the Park City Club and Mensa International.

The family wishes to express their thanks to others who cared for her during her later years, whether through visits, prayers or phone calls, including Kay and Phil Paulissen, Shirley Lathan, George Baker, Rev. Craig Claybrook, Kitty Doolin, Jan Robinson and Kathleen Hurley, as well as others too numerous to mention.

Visitation will be Sunday, July 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Sparkman-Crane Funeral Home, 10501 Garland Road in Dallas, and services will be Monday, July 22 at Highland Oaks Church of Christ, 10805 Walnut Hill, at 10 a.m. Interment will be at Kaufman Cemetery, Kaufman, Texas following the funeral service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in her honor may be made to Zonta Club of Dallas, Salvation Army or Friends of the Public Library.