Iva Mae Busby, 80, of Mabank, went to be with the Lord April 7, 2024.  Mae was born Dec. 10, 1943, to Arthur Reid and Mary Maude Bow in Kaufman.  
On June 19, 1959, she married Richard Busby, and they spent a loving 49 years together before he passed away in 2008.  
Mae worked at Bow Trucking and Ready Mix for 40 plus years before she retired.  She enjoyed doing anything crafty; sewing, crocheting and scrapbooking is what she did the most.  
Mae’s most precious time was spent with her grandchildren. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister. 
Mae was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter Lisa Yates and siblings Roberta Bow, Naomi Bow, Hazel Bruner and Phillip Bow.  
Those left to cherish her memory are daughter Kim Temple and husband Bruce, son-in-law Bubba Yates, grandchildren Chris Temple and wife Rachel, Shelley Maple and husband Jaymes and Nikki Leigh and husband Alex, great-grandchildren Forrest Temple and Mason Maple, siblings John Bow and wife Jeanne, Wayne Bow, Rebekah Bow Gomez and Betty Zajic, numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends who will miss her dearly.  
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Rose Hill Cemetery at 8481 CR 159 Kaufman, TX 75142.  
Funeral services were held April 12th, at Parker-Ashworth Funeral Home and interment followed at Rose Hill Cemetery.