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Author: Lace_Lynch
Surnames: Knox, Edwards, Dunn, White, Bass,
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WARREN, Ohio - Maxine L. Benford, 90, entered peacefully into the arms of the Lord at
10:28 p.m. Saturday, July 9, 2011, at her residence with her loving family at her side.
Maxine was born the daughter of the late Earl and Myrtle Bass Norton on Aug. 19, 1920, in
Terre-Haute, Indiana, and was a 60-year resident of Warren, Ohio after moving here from
Indiana.
She was a graduate of Terre-Haute High School and had been employed as a security aide
with Warren Western Reserve School for 15 years, retiring from her duties in 1986.
She was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Warren and was active with the Warren
SCOPE.
She also enjoyed bowling, playing cards and bingo.
On May 28, 1951, Maxine was united in marriage with Melford Benford, and the couple shared
27 years together before his passing on April 29, 1978.
Her memories will be cherished by those she leaves behind, including a daughter,
Marcelaine (Ali) Bashir of Warren; 11 grandchildren, two of whom she had reared, Andrea
Threats and Danielle Walker; 23 great-grandchildren and 24 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a stepdaughter, Carol Bonner; three
brothers, Walt, Ed and Earl Norton; and four sisters, Irene Knox, Ellen Edwards, Imogene
Dunn and Barbara White.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Second Baptist Church in Warren, where
the family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. The family will also receive friends at
her daughter's residence, 2108 Milton St. S.E., Warren, Ohio. Officiating will be the
Rev. Frank Hearns.
Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Warren, Ohio.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Staton-Borowski Funeral Home, 962 North Road N.E.,
Warren, 330-394-6200
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