Betty "Maw Maw" Kocian

Betty K. “Maw Maw” Minton Kocian, 77, of Dayton, died Monday, June 16, 2014, at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 20, 2014, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton with graveside services at 2:00 p.m., Friday, at Lynch’s Chapel Cemetery in Alto. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil funeral home in Dayton. Betty was born July 19, 1936 in Houston, to parents; Henry Lee and Vesta M. Anderson Minton, a former resident of Houston, and has resided in Dayton for the past 23 years. She was a homemaker and enjoyed puzzle books, playing solitaire, and especially spending time with her family. Mrs. Kocian was preceded in death by her parents, sisters: La Faye Plumlee and Mary Ward, and brothers: George and James Minton. She is survived by her children: Mark Kocian and wife Jana of Huffman, Kim Brown and husband Leo of Dayton, and Raymond Kocian and wife Davena of Hardin, grandchildren: Kyle, Steven, and Jason Kocian, Christopher and Jacob Brown, Staci Williams, and Daniel Mantle, 11 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.