Garden City Resident Mel Maynes 1942 - 2018

Melvin (Mel) Dennis Maynes was born February 16, 1942, to Harry and Anita Ruth Mitchell Maynes in Murray, Utah. He died at home on May 13, 2018, in Garden City, Utah of congestive heart failure.

He grew up in Godfrey's Grove in Murray, Utah, the homestead of his great-grandfather, James Godfrey.

Mel became a journeyman mason at 17 and worked as a mason his entire life. He owned Mel Maynes Masonry.

He married Ardean Lynn Jolley and they had four beautiful children. Later he married Mary Meyers Kavanagh; she died on December 30, 1995.

Mel and Ellen Barnes were married April 5, 1996, and moved to Garden City, Utah. Ellen became a general contractor and together they built several new homes. They also built "The Gathering Place" to rent out for family gatherings and reunions during the summer months at the lake.

Mel and Ellen were sealed in the Logan Temple. They served four missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The first to Nauvoo from 2005 to 2007; the next two were at Mormon Historic Handcart Sites, Martin's Cove and Sixth Crossing. Then Mel built the Trek Center at Deseret Land and Livestock at 69 years old suffering with wrist and back pain. He accepted and completed the challenge. It was there that he laid the last block of his life.

He is survived by his wife Ellen, his four children, Larry Maynes, Kelly (Lori) Maynes, Wendy (Andy) Schirack and Todd (Amy) Maynes. He is also survived by his two stepdaughters, Kathleen Kavanagh McPhail and Molly (Mark) Kavanagh Pettriess and his five stepchildren with Ellen, Darla (Paul) Davis Batty, MacArthur (Allison) Davis, Tenny (Michael) Davis Hanson, Zebedee (Lacy) Davis and his sister, Susan (Grant) VanderLinden.

He was preceded in death by his second wife Mary, his parents and sister, Cindy Rae Maynes.
He has 35 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held in the Garden City LDS Church at 65 South Bear Lake Boulevard on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with a viewing at 9 a.m. before. There was a viewing 6 to 8 p.m. the evening before at the Church. Flowers are provided by Greene Floral (801 546 2391).