Obituaries: Jewell L. Maxey, 1965, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: November 11, 1965 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Funeral Services For Jewell Maxey Held November 7

Jewell L. Maxey, 59, died in a Winnfield hospital Saturday, Nov. 6, 1965,
after a short illness.

He was a native of Calvin and a member of the First Baptist Church of
Winnfield, where he served as a deacon for 28 years.  Mr. Maxey was a
superintendent of Sunday School for over a period of seven years, and chairman
of the Board of Deacons a number of times.  At present he was treasurer for
the First Baptist Church in Winnfield.

He was a past member of the Executive Board of the Louisiana Baptist
Convention for a period of six years and for the past seven years has been
credit manager of Milam's Stores.

Funeral services for Mr. Maxey were held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the First Baptist
Church with Dr. W. L. Holcomb officiating.

Burial was in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Winnfield under direction of
Southern Funeral Home.

Survivors are his widow; one daughter, Mrs. Truett Holcomb of Pineville; two
brothers, J. W. Maxey of Calvin and J. B. Maxey of Columbia, S. C.; two
sisters, Mrs. Jessie Shelton of Calvin and Mrs. T. Mayor of West Monroe; his
mother, Mrs. J. F. Maxey of Calvin; and one grandson, Maxey Lamar Holcomb.

Pallbearers were active deacons of the First Baptist Church, who are Harold
Swilley, Lester Walker, A. M. Camp, Luther Keaton, Max Crowe, Leo Shelton, W.
E. Price, Matt Milam, Jr., Glyn Richards, Fletcher Melton, C. E. Sherwood.

Honorary pallbearers were inactive deacons and past and present officers of
the church.