Our sweet, beautiful Maxine Stewart Brown, a longtime member
of the B7 Ward, passed peacefully away on September 30, 2013, at her home surrounded
by those she loved most in the world. Maxine
was one of six children born to Paul and Ethel Higbee Stewart in Alamo, Nevada
where she lived until age 15 when she moved to Seattle. There she attended Lincoln High School and
eventually met her future husband, Shirl, with whom she would share her life
for more than 71 years. From their wedding
day on June 4, 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple, she supported her husband through
dental school at the University of Washington, while developing amazing talents
as a homemaker, an excellent seamstress, outstanding cook and was a loving,
nurturing mother to their five children.
Maxine was grateful for her membership in the Church, frequently
sharing her testimony with family, studying the gospel and willingly sharing
her time and talents over the years in Relief Society service, as a temple
worker and in the Young Women’s program.
Together, Shirl and Maxine served as name extraction / indexing
volunteers for over 25 years. After they
retired to St. George in 1983, she – like many St. George retirees – enjoyed the
chance to play after a lifetime of work.
She particularly indulged herself
in tennis and bowling, even winning individual and team gold medals in
competition in the Huntsman World Senior Games. She also enjoyed board games with grandchildren and her membership in
the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers organization.
The beloved matriarch of a family including five children,
23 grandchildren and 39 great-grandchildren will long be remembered for her gentle demeanor, her service to others and her love of family. She will be missed!
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