STEVENS, Maxine Gladys Blessing - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

October 8, 1930-August 15, 2017

Maxine Gladys Stevens, 86, Crawfordsville passed away peacefully in her daughter, Terry's home on Tuesday Aug 15, 2017 at 12:09 p.m.  She was born Oct 8, 1930 in Crawfordsville to Raymond Lawrence and Mabel Gladys (Rhoads) Blessing.  She married Marion Eugene Stevens on May 29, 1948 in Crawfordsville.  He preceded her in death on Sept 28, 2011.  Maxine was a homemaker.  She attended Mace, New Ross and Crawfordsville schools and her memberships included the Christ Lutheran Church, Crawfordsville; the Alamo Order of the Eastern Star #498, where she served as the Worthy Matron; was the past president of District 9, Order of the Eastern Star; was a member of the Near & Far Extension Homemakers Club where she received to 50 year member award and served as the Montgomery County Extension President for two years.  She is survived by her daughters: Elaine (Dick) Trout, Crawfordsville; Kathy (Mike) Hesler, Alamo; Sheila (Dan) Sering, Crawfordsville; Terry (Tim) Surber, Crawfordsville; her son: Brian Stevens, Crawfordsville; her "honorary son" Bruce Ballard, Petersburg, Indiana; 13 grandchildren; several great and great great grandchildren; several loving foster children and several nieces and nephews.  In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; her brother: Gordon Blessing, grandsons: Trent Surber and Wesley Stevens. Funeral services are schedule for 11 a.m. Saturday Aug 19 at the Christ Lutheran Church, 300 W South Boulevard, Crawfordsville, with Rev. Kelly Nelson officiating.  Burial will follow in the Indian Creek Hill Cemetery, New Market. Friends may call at the church on Friday, Aug 18 from 4 until 8 p.m.  Eastern Star services will be held at the church at 7:45 p.m. on Friday.  Powers-Priebe Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.  Memorials in Maxine's name may be made to the church or to St. Elizabeth Hospice, PO Box 7501 Lafayette, IN 47903-9912.  Online condolences may be sent to powerspriebefh.com.