Maxine Virginia Ellsworth Mosley was born February 27, 1928, in Low Ground, Missouri, to Abner Hamilton Ellsworth and Anna Marie Partin. Maxine grew up in Novinger, MO and taught at various schools in North Missouri, but spent most of her life in Kirkwood and O’Fallon, MO, Baton Rouge, LA, Manchester, Maine, Shawnee, KS and Satsuma, FL. Maxine died peacefully at home in Satsuma, Florida December 10, 2023.
She was married July 6, 1946 to Raymond Junior Mosley of Pure Air, MO, who predeceased her June 3, 1978.
Raymond and Maxine had three children, Linda Kay Knight (widow of Raymond) of Jefferson City, MO, Brenda Jo Kucera (Bill) of Cherokee Village, AR, and Anita Rae Mosley Hobbs (Don) of Satsuma, FL. They had six grandchildren, Brian Christopher (Kara) and Brandon Timothy (Laura) Knight, Stephen Michael and Anna Lois Kucera, Sarah Elizabeth Zollner and Joseph Brigham Hamilton Mosley. They had one great-grandson Noble Edward Knight. Maxine had one brother, Floyd Sherman Ellsworth of Novinger, MO and one sister, Marilyn Sue Hahn (Wayne) of Crystal City, MO. Maxine had many nieces and nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Sunday, December 17, 2023 at Travis-Noe Funeral Home in Kirksville, MO, with her grandson, Brian Knight presiding. Interment will follow at the Novinger Cemetery in Novinger, MO.
Public visitation will be held Sunday, December 17, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. until service time in the chapel of Travis-Noe Funeral Home.