Bennetta Mcbryde

Bennetta "Noreen" McBryde, nee Barker, 86, passed away August 19, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. She was born on January 23, 1933 in Paducah, Texas, and was a long-time resident of Casa Grande and Lake Montezuma, Arizona. Noreen was a 1951 graduate of Casa Grande Union High School. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Opal Barker, her brother, Ralph Barker and her husband, the Honorable Estes D. (Bud) McBryde.
Nothing meant more to her than her family. She was a loving and dedicated mother to Matthew K. McBryde (Susan) of Snoqualmie, WA, Michael A. McBryde (Ran) of Waddell, AZ, Erin K. Grisham (Mark) of Flagstaff, AZ, and Bridget N. McBryde of Olympia, WA and her step-daughter, Gail K. Oxford (Richard) of Phoenix, AZ. She adored her grandchildren and lovingly referred to them as her "grandbabies": Alyssa (Tim) Beamon, Hannah Bunis, Joshua Bunis, Zachary McBryde, Austin McBryde, Ethan Grisham, Sage McBryde, Eli McBryde, her great granddaughter, Nola Beamon and her step-grandson, David Oxford. She is also survived by her loving sister, Betty L. McCarty.