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Maxine Edwards
Maxine Edwards passed away peacefully at Cedar Ridge Senior Living
Center in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on July 13, 2019, after 98 years of
abundant life.
Maxine was born in Darke County, Ohio, on February 4, 1921, to the late
Ed and Josie (Shook) Schultz. She attended grade school in Palestine,
Ohio and graduated from Greenville High School, Class of 1939. She
married Herbert B. Edwards of Sidney, Ohio on January 7, 1945. Herb and
Maxine resided in Covington, Ohio for 25 years where Herb was the
District Manager for the Dayton Power & Light Company and also
served as Mayor of Covington, Ohio for 5 years. Mr. Edwards passed away
on June 11, 1988, in Greenville, Ohio.
In addition to her parents and husband, Maxine was preceded in death by
her brother, Leonard Schultz; sisters, Helen Rank and Geraldine Jobes;
and a special friend of later years, Dick Martin, who passed away on
October 23, 2000. Maxine and Dick attended Coletown Christian Church
together.
Maxine is survived by her son, Dennis Edwards and wife, Rebecca, of
Bixby, Oklahoma; granddaughter, Stefanie and husband, Chaplain Paul
Greer, of Chesapeake, Virginia; granddaughter, Samantha Krieger and
husband, Pastor Jeremiah Krieger, of Holyoke, Colorado; and six great
grandchildren, Parker Greer, Palmer Greer, John Krieger, Rebekah
Krieger, Hannah Krieger, and Will Krieger.
A Celebration of Maxine’s life will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, July
26, 2019, at Tribute Funeral Homes, Greenville Campus, 1000 N.
Broadway, Greenville, Ohio 45331. Burial will follow in Ansonia
Cemetery in Ansonia, Ohio. Chaplain Paul Greer and Pastor Jeremiah
Krieger will preside over the funeral and graveside service.
Guests may visit with Maxine’s family on Friday, from 9:30 AM until the
time of service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made, in her honor, to
Physician’s Choice Hospice, 14324 Northwestern Ave., Edmond, OK 73913;
or Samaritan’s Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.Tributefuneralhomes.com
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