Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MCMICHAEL , MAXINE P. WILLIS February 2, 2009
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News Star World - February 05, 2009
MAXINE P. WILLIS MCMICHAEL 

OSBORN

Osborn Funeral Home

Shreveport, LA

Mrs. Maxine P. Willis McMichael, 79, passed away on Monday, February 2, 2009, 
at 11:32 PM after a lengthy illness. A Memorial Mass will begin at 10:00 AM on 
Friday, February 6th, at St. Mary of the Pines Catholic Church. Officiating 
will be Father Rothell Price. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall.

Maxine F. Powell was born in Hope, AR on July 3, 1929. She joined the WAC 
during WWII and was the first woman to serve on the staff of General 
Eisenhower's office in Paris, France. While there she polished her designing 
skills at the Sorbonne. She was on the Board of Advisors for the Miss Louisiana 
Pageant, attended the Miss America Pageant in Atlanta, and put together the 
wardrobe for Miss Louisiana for Atlantic City for several years. Later she was 
a much sought after designer of wedding, after 5 and Cotillion dresses. She was 
a resident of Monroe, LA for 28 years before moving to Pawtucket, RI for many 
years and a resident of Shreveport the past seven years.

Mrs. McMichael was preceded in death by her parents, Olin Powell and Ruth Irene 
Turnipseed Powell of Hope, AR. She is survived by her five daughters, Kova 
Trichell and husband, Eugene, of Shreveport, LA, Robin Willis Terrill and 
husband, B.J., of Dallas, TX, Susan Willis Plouffe and husband, Ed, of 
Coventry, RI, Koyne Willis Rice and husband, Dr. Charles Rice, of East Lansing, 
MI and Mari Willis and husband, Troy of Sparks, NV; and 15 grandchildren; three 
great-grandchildren; sister, Betty and Jim Miller, of Shreveport; brother, 
Edwin and Millie Powell; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family requests that memorials be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to St. Joseph 
Hospice, the dedicated staff of Garden Park Nursing Home and Dr. Raj Ghandi. 

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