Betty Royce Maynard

Betty Royce Neal Maynard, age 87, of Bon Aqua, TN, was born February 14, 1939, in Buffalo Valley, TN, to Monroe and Edith Neal. She graduated from Donelson High School and soon after married her high school sweetheart, William Kenneth Maynard. They were married for 65 years until Ken passed away in 2022. 

She was a lifelong Christian who loved the Lord. She and Ken attended Charlotte Fagan Community Church in recent years and enjoyed worshiping and fellowshipping with their many friends there. She loved her family deeply and showed her love by cooking countless southern meals for them. She was an avid reader and loved working crossword and jigsaw puzzles. Her favorite moments were spent sitting on her back porch with Ken, enjoying the trees and wildlife on their farm.

Visitation: will be on Friday, October 16, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Spann Funeral Home.

Funeral Service: will begin at 3:00 PM on Friday, October 16, 2026, at Spann Funeral Home with Rev. Dane Wood officiating.

Interment: will follow at a later date at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery

In lieu of flowers and food, memorial gifts may be made to Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN.

Survived by:

Son:

Neal Maynard

Daughter:

Lisa Paul (David)

Sister:

Barbara “Jan” Carr;

Grandchildren:

Amanda Saunders (Aaron), Kristen Donahue (Mike),

and Shaun Paul (Olivia)

Great-grandchildren:

Megan Saunders, Olivia Saunders, Julia Saunders,

Avery Saunders, Elliott Paul, August Paul and Beckett Paul

As well as several beloved nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by:

Parents: Monroe and Edith Neal

Husband: William Kenneth Maynard

Siblings: Pete Nichols and Ann Bartlett.

Arrangements entrusted to Spann Funeral Home & Cremation Services, located in Dickson, Tennessee.

Spann Funeral Home serves families throughout Dickson County including Dickson, Charlotte, Burns, White Bluff, Fairview, Bon Aqua, Lyles, and Cumberland Furnace, as well as other surrounding Middle Tennessee communities.