Betty Ann Maguire Obituary (1940

Betty Ann Maguire, 83 of Virden, passed away peacefully, Thursday, July 11, 2024, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 14, 1940, in Carlinville, the daughter of Harold and Mary (Eater) Qualls. She married Richard “Dick” Maguire on September 27, 1959, in Virden and he preceded her in death on April 21, 2005. Betty worked for Horace Mann, the Macoupin County States Attorney, States Attorney Appellate Prosecutors, the Sangamon County States Attorney and the Illinois Governors Office. She was a 1958 graduate of Virden High School. Betty loved Virden as her community and always took great pride in giving back to it. She started her community support in the late 1970’s by serving on the Virden School Board. She was appointed to the Virden Park Board and served for many years. She was active with the city employees in decorating the Park for Christmas. She served on the Virden Queen pageant and served as a Judge in the Virden, now North Mac, middle school cheerleading competitions. Betty was a Christmas parade Marshal and served as Alderman for Ward 3 for numerous years. At election time, you could always find Betty at the polls serving as an election judge. Every 4th of July, you could drive around her neighborhood and see the American flags flying below all of the mailboxes, as she had provided the flags and installation of them for all of her neighbors. Betty was publicly awarded for all that she had done for Virden by being selected as the Virden Citizen of the Year in 2017. Betty is survived by her son Rick (Jane) Maguire of Virden; daughters Teri (Rick) Flowers of Virden and Andrea Murphy of Virden; grandchildren Butch (Jaela) Flowers, Kassi (Jeremy) White, Lexy (Sam) Ghrist, Devon (Taylor) Murphy, Kelsey Murphy, Skyler (Alec) Quandt and Luke Maguire; great grandchildren Logan, Hunter and Zach Newbold, Jade and Madi White, Brody and Ty Flowers, Camdynn and Aiden Murphy and Lena Quandt, along with numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her loving husband, Dick, she was preceded in death by her parents, granddaughter Brett Ann Maguire, brothers Homer, Ronnie, Howard, Wayne, Loren and Larry and her sisters Ethel, Nettie, Henrietta, Maxine and Ruth. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at Airsman & Calvert Funeral Home in Virden with Reverend Dr. John Huxtable officiating. Burial will follow at Virden Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 PM, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at the Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested and may be made to the City of Virden, for Park projects and will be received by Airsman & Calvert Funeral Homes, Virden who is honored to be caring for Betty’s family.