Maxine Smithey

Maxine Foy (Hilton) Smithey was born on Tuesday, February 25, 1930, in Levelland, Texas to Foy Wright and Virgie Alice (Matlock) Hilton. She passed from this life to her eternal home in heaven on Sunday, August 7, 2022, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma at the age of 92. Maxine was the oldest of three children born to the Hilton family but there was a large age gap between her and her siblings. Her father was a carpenter and coal miner, and her mother was a full-time homemaker. The family moved from Texas to Claremore, Oklahoma when Maxine was in kindergarten, and then settled in Claremore, Oklahoma. She attended school in Tahlequah and graduated from Sequoyah High School in 1948. She played basketball in school but wasn’t fond of the short shorts the girls had to wear. She loved school and was a good student. Maxine met a young man who caught her fancy when she was in the 8th grade by the name of Elmer Smithey. She hung out with he and his twin sister Velma for a couple of years until their family moved to California. However, when Maxine was a senior in high school Elmer moved back to court her. The two fell in love and married on August 8, 1948, after she had graduated. She became the mother of six children: three girls and three boys. Maxine loved being a mom and loved each one like they were her only one. She and Elmer worked in real estate. Later in life as a sales associate for JC Penney’s. Maxine and Elmer were happily married for 56 years until his passing in 2004. She and Elmer lived at Vandever House in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma after his retirement until his passing and then Maxine continued to live there a total of 20 years. She made lots of friends there and was very active for most of that time. Maxine and Elmer were faithful members of First Assembly of God Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Her children describe her as classy, dedicated to her children, funny, and had the sweetest disposition their entire lives. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Clarehouse, 7617 S. Mingo Road, Tulsa, OK 74133 or go to www.clarehouse.org Left to cherish her memory are Daughter, Melinda Humphreys of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Son, Alan Smithey and his wife, Beth of Ft. Worth, Texas Son, Terry Smithey and his wife, Vickie of Freeport, Texas Daughter, Gloria Catt and her husband, Dale of Boise, Idaho Daughter, Donna Free-Wiese of St. Louis, Missouri Brother, Dewayne Hilton of Tahlequah 18 Grandchildren, 31 Great Grandchildren, and 10 Great Great Grandchildren And numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins Those who preceded her in death were her parents: Foy and Virgie; husband: Elmer; son: Eric Lee Smithey; sister: Genna Paris; and grandchildren: Christy Catt and Kyle Free

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Maxine Smithey

February 25, 1930 - August 7, 2022