Betty Joan Wennihan, age 77, Fairfax, Missouri, died Monday, July 19, 2021, at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Rock Port, Missouri.

Betty was born July 5, 1944, in Maryville, Missouri. She was the daughter of the late Erman Grover and Mary H. (Harmes) Graves.

Betty was a graduate of Fairfax High School, Class of 1962. After high school Betty attended and graduated from Havalon Beauty School in Kansas City, Missouri.

She was united in marriage to Gary Dean Wennihan December 16, 1962, in Craig, Missouri. To this union two daughters were born, Deana Jo and Cynthia Reneé.

As a beautician Betty had worked in various beauty shops including Bev’s Beauty Bar and Kathy’s Hair Fair. She retired as the owner of her own shop “The Mane Thing.”

Betty was a continually active part of the community as long as her health permitted. She was a member of the Fairfax Sorosis and Kiwanis Clubs, and the Fairfax Alumni where she served as historian. Betty was a member of the First Church of God, Craig. Betty also had sung for many funerals and weddings in the area.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Henry and Donald Graves; and a granddaughter, Gabrielle Elaine Matthes.

Her survivors include husband, Gary, of the home, Fairfax; daughters, Deana Jo Wennihan, Fairfax, and Cynthia Reneé Matthes, Otis, Kansas; three grandchildren, Jennifer, Justin, and Megan; and five great-grandchildren, Mason, Kimber, Waylon, Adlee, and Addison.

Funeral services were held Friday, July 23, 2021, at the First Baptist Church, Fairfax. Private graveside services were held in the Milton Cemetery, near Fairfax. Memorials may be given to the Church of God, Craig, or the Kiwanis Club, Fairfax. Arrangements are under the direction of the Schooler Funeral Home, Fairfax.