Maxine was born December 27, 1925, in Garland, Arkansas, to Walter Carl and Birdie Stokes Childs. She was a member of Buchanan United Methodist Church for many years, and currently a member of First Baptist Church of Mount Pleasant, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawson, and two brothers, Donald Childs, and JW Childs. She is survived by her daughter, Betty Knight and husband, Bobby of Pottsboro, Texas; a son, Butch Shipp and wife, Bonnie of Mount Pleasant, Texas; foster daughter, Jeana Lorance of Texarkana, Texas; and brother, Dudley Childs and wife, Glenda of Nash, Texas. She is also survived by 5 grandchildren: John T Tuck of Texarkana, Texas; Dave Tuck and wife, Tania, of Sherman, Texas; Chris Shipp of Mount Pleasant, Texas; Sue Ann Conner and husband, David of Houston, Texas; and Tracy Shipp and wife, Shonna, of Bangkok, Thailand; 10 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
A service celebrating her life will be held at First Baptist Church, 2201 Texas Highway 49, Mount Pleasant, Texas, on Sunday, August 4, 2019, at 2 pm. The family will receive friends at 1 pm. on Sunday, at the church.
Private burial will be at Chapelwood Memorial Gardens, Texarkana, Texas, under the direction of East Funeral Home - Downtown.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 867, Mount Pleasant, Texas, for either the Building Fund or Guatemala Mission Fund.
Online tributes may be made at www.eastfuneralhomes.com.
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