Maxine Carpenter Tahlequah Daily Press
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
October 22, 2008Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
Maxine Carpenter was born September 1, 1925 to William Henry Philpott and Hattie May Cobb in Cherokee County. She passed away Oct. 20, 2008 in Tahlequah, at the age of 85 years, one month and nineteen days.Maxine spent the majority of her life operating restaurants. Her hobbies included playing cards at the Senior Citizens Center, cooking, watching the Home Shopping Network and growing tomatoes.Maxine was preceded in death by her parents; sons, Randall Ray and Arnold Dean Carpenter; and brothers, Clarence, Lester and Henry Philpott.She is survived by her daughter Patricia Scott; grandchildren, Bobbi Scott, Randall Scott and wife, Nancy, and Robbie Scott; great-grandchildren, Shayla, Morgan, Jaedynn, Skylee and Hallie, all of Tahlequah.A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Reed-Culver Funeral Home with Glenn Carpenter officiating. Interment will follow at the Cobb Cemetery, in Briggs.Reed-Culver Funeral Home, 117 W. Delaware, 456-2551
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