Obituaries:  Myrtis Holden King Maxie, Sabine Parish       M-200
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 28, 1993
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Sister Myrtis Holden King Maxie

  Services for Sister Myrtis Holden King Maxie were held Saturday,
July 17, 1993, at the New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Many. The
Rev. Cloris Rogers officiated.

  Sister Maxie passed away on July 14, at the Sabine Medical
Center in Many, at 4:30 a.m. Sister Maxie was a member of the New
Jerusalem Baptist Church, and was a faithful member of the
Household of Ruth.

  Early in life, she met and married the late Mr. K. D. Maxie. To
this union there were no children born, but they were the foster
parents of one daughter, which they later adopted.

  She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Anita Wolfe Darwin of
Many; one son-in-law, Mr. James T. Darwin, also of Many; one
faithful daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sallie B. King of Many; four
grandchildren, Mrs. Myrtis Joan King Garner, and Amanda Darshel
Darwin, both of Many, Mr. John, and Terry King of Minneapolis;
five great grandchildren, Carlandre Bussey, Mattie Bussey, James
King, Johnathan King, and LaRicklyn Garner, all of Many; and a
host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. Sister
Maxie lay to rest at the New Jerusalem Cemetery in Many.
Pallbearers were nephews and friends of Sister Maxie. Honorary
pallbearers were the deacons of the New Jerusalem Baptist Church.