Sarah Maxine Stevenson

Services for Maxine (Battles) Stevenson, 90, of Willoughby Hills, will be at 10 AM on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby.

Mrs. Stevenson passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013.

Born January 23, 1923, in Chester Township, she has lived in Willoughby Hills since 1947.

She was the Chester School valedictorian in 1941. Maxine volunteered in the PTA, was an assistant to special needs children, was a Cub Scout den mother and served as a driver for Meals on Wheels in both Wickliffe and Willoughby. Mrs. Stevenson loved to read, do jigsaw puzzles and visit "shut ins" at various rest homes. She cared about people and provided endless transportation to those in need.

Maxine worked at Telling-Belle Vernon, General Electric Corporation Nela Park Division and as a mail carrier for both Wickliffe and Willoughby post offices.

Survivors are her daughter, Janis (Fred) Knauf; sons, Daniel (Sandra) Stevenson and Gary (Pamela) Stevenson; grandchildren, Patricia (Sam) Klebanov, Katherine (Jeffery) Pearson, Jennifer, Brian (Deanna), Robert (Katalin), Lee, Matthew and Ann, and four great-grandchildren.

Maxine was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Clark, who passed away in May, 1994. Her daughter Joyce Elaine; parents, Lynn D. and Florence (Bond) Battles and siblings Eileen Robinett, Leonard Battles and Lester Battles are also deceased.

The family will receive friends from 5-8 PM on Friday, April 26, 2013 at the funeral home. The Rev. Robert Sandham of the Little Church in the Vale and the Rev. David Chapman of Nottingham Baptist Church will officiate at the service. Final resting place will be in Western Reserve Memorial Gardens, Chester Township.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to The Parkinson's Association in Clark's memory.