Lucile Welch Maxson's Obituary
Lucile Marie Welch Maxson, 90, of Waxhaw, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2025. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 11 AM at Hermon Baptist Church in Waxhaw.
Born on May 10, 1935, in Chenango County, New York, Lucile was the daughter of the late Arthur Rae Welch and Edna Lucile Brown Welch. She dedicated her life to caring for others, working as a devoted caregiver, and was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Morris, NY for decades and in her later years of Hermon Baptist Church in Waxhaw.
Lucile will be remembered by her family and friends as a woman of deep faith, generosity, and unwavering devotion. She lived her life as a servant, always putting others before herself. Disciplined and organized, she embodied Christian hospitality and was a prayer warrior who faithfully lifted up her family, church family, and missionaries in prayer.
Known affectionately as “the card lady,” Lucile never forgot a birthday or special occasion. She sent cards not only to her immediate and extended family but also to friends and fellow church members, including those in her Sunday school class. She had a lifelong love of music and especially cherished the songs of Bill Gaither, owning every one of his DVDs. She also had a beautiful singing voice and enjoyed singing throughout her life.
Lucile had a special love for her sons-in-law, treating them as her own. Her legacy of kindness, warmth, and steadfast faith will live on through the lives of those she touched.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of many years, Marvin George Maxson and by her sister, Elrena Clemens in 2012.
Left to cherish her memory are her two daughters, Dawn Maxson Winchell and husband Barry Winchell of Waxhaw, and Sharlene Maxson Grubb and husband Robert Glenn Grubb of Waxhaw; two brothers, Clayton Welch and wife Liz of Norwich, NY, and Charles Welch and wife Sally of East Syracuse, NY; four grandchildren, Stephen Winchell (Ashley), Cristina McGee (Evan), Allison Alexander (Adam), and William Maxson “Max” Grubb (Brooke); and seven great-grandchildren, Riley Winchell, Matthew Alexander, Andrew Alexander, Jonathan Alexander, Benjamin Alexander, Stephen Alexander, and Bridger Grubb along with many nieces and nephews.
Lucile’s life was a beautiful testimony of faith, love, and service, and she will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
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Davis Chapel - Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Monroe is serving the Maxson family.
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