- Date Of Birth: February 15, 1931
- Date Of Death: October 2, 2009
- State: Indiana
Mary Miles (Miller) Maxson, 78, of Elkhart died Friday (Oct. 2, 1009) at 1:30 p.m. at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center.
Mary was born Feb. 15, 1931, in Hartford City, Ind., the seventh of 11 children born to the late Charleston D. and Rosa A. (Redding) Miller.
She is survived by her husband of 45 years, William D. Maxson of Elkhart; three sons, Rick A. (Debra) Maxson of Gainesville, Mo., Randy D. (Pat) Maxson of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Stanley L. Savary, also of Fort Lauderdale; three stepdaughters, Diana (Ted) Bentley of Miramar, Fla., Elizabeth Snyder of Davie, Fla., and Cynthia Eddinger of North Jackson, Ohio. Also surviving is her sister, Margretta M. Witman of Oak Harbor, Ohio; and a sister-in-law, Shirley Maxson of Union, Mich. Mary leaves behind 10 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews as well.
Mary was preceded in death by her mother; father; four brothers, Bernard, Norm, Bob and Chuck; and her five sisters, Betty, Virginia, Lillian, Kay and Norma Jean.
Mary loved to spend time with her children and grandchildren and having family get-togethers. She took pride in her cooking and baking and so did her children.
