Bettie Joyce Weaver

Bettie Joyce Weaver passed away peacefully on June 2, 2026, in Montrose, Colorado, at the age of 93.

Bettie was born October 3, 1932, to John Aubrey and Ethel Marcella (Hilton) McKelvy in Elkhart, Kansas. They moved to Chickasha, Oklahoma in 1933. She was raised in Chickasha and graduated from Chickasha High School in 1950. Bettie enjoyed 12 years of piano, tap dancing and ballet. The family moved to Gunnison, Colorado in 1950. She attended Mid-Western Air Line School in Kansas City, Missouri and worked as a teletypist for Frontier Airlines for three years. She married Airman Russell Weaver on May 23, 1953, in Denver, Colorado. She was baptized and confirmed in the Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Broomfield, Colorado. While living in Broomfield, she was actively involved in scouting and 4-H with her kids.

In 1968, the Weaver family moved to Gunnison, Colorado and purchased the Neversink Resort and operated it for four years. Mid-life she attended classes at the Delta-Vo Tech center in Montrose for a certificate in bookkeeping. Bettie had a variety of jobs before retiring in 1997: the Mountain View Senior Living, Gunnison County Assessor Office, WCU cafeteria, Walmart, Lallier’s, and Ace Hardware. She was an avid quilter for many years and was proficient in crocheting, teaching her daughters and granddaughter, and enjoyed crafting. Russ and Bettie moved to Oregon in 2001; she returned to Colorado in 2019.

Bettie is survived by four daughters: Cheelone (Dennis) Spritzer, Heather (Dwight) Osborne, Michele Sandlin, Audrey Cook and two sons Russell Weaver Jr. and Mark Weaver. Seven grandchildren: Cheree (Scott) Lueck, Chad (Lindsay) Spritzer, Rebecca (Bo) Tubaya, Tyrel Sandlin, Tanya (Justin) Riley, Sonya (Marcus) Salorio, and 18 great grandchildren. Other family members include her brother-in-law, Crandall Howard, and cousins, nieces, and nephews. Proceeding her in death are her husband Russell of 59 years of marriage, her parents, sisters Janella Tate and Ramona Howard, her brother Delmer McKelvy, and grandsons Nicholas Osborne and Loren Weaver.

Remembrance for Mrs. Weaver is currently planned for July 25th in Gunnison. Ashes will be interned next to her husband, Russell. The family requests that donations in lieu of flowers should be sent to HopeWest, 725 S. 4th Street, Montrose, CO 81401 or online at Donate - HopeWest.