Mrs. Mary Jayne Maynard, 91, of Sarcoxie, Missouri departed this life on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Sarcoxie Nursing Center in Sarcoxie, Missouri after several months of declining health. Mary was born on August 11, 1918 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania daughter of the late Mike and Anna (Petrinco) Simon. She was raised in Pennsylvania and later made her home in the states of Kansas and Ohio before moving to Avilla, Missouri in 1957. On September 18, 1945 she was united in marriage to Roy Edward Maynard, Sr., and to this union four sons and one daughter were born. For several years she and Roy owned and operated Mid-Way Truck Stop in Avilla, Missouri. She later worked as a clerk at her sons convenient store before officially retiring. Mary was a very kind and giving sweet lady whom was affectionately called Grandma by so many of the area citizens. She was of the Catholic Faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Roy Edward Maynard, Sr.; two sons, Michael John and Kenneth Dwight Maynard; two twin grandsons, Rex Roy and Roy Rex Maynard; and four siblings, Irene, Helen, Mike and Joe. Mary is survived by a daughter, Doreen Maynard of Sarcoxie, Missouri; two sons, Roy E. Maynard, Jr. of Reeds, Missouri and Rex Maynard and wife, Deanna, of Carthage, Missouri; thirteen grandchildren; several great grandchildren; three sisters, Anne Slabodien, Agnes Myers and Eleanor Havranek all of the state of Pennsylvania; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends. Funeral services for Mrs. Maynard are 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 16, 2010 in the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri with Bro. Don Sullivan officiating. Burial will follow in the Avilla Cemetery. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Rex Maynard, Roy Maynard, III, Dalton Maynard, Dakota Maynard, Melodie Maynard and Joshua Mangum. The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening from 6-8:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website www.housh-goodwinfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri.