Maxine Veley

July 1, 1916 - July 23, 2007

Helen Maxine, daughter of Mary Katherine (Murrow) and Arthur Henry Paris was born on July 1, 1916 on a farm south of Dacoma, Oklahoma. She passed away at the Alva Share Medical Center on the 23rd of July at the age of 91 years and 22 days. She attended the Red Bird Rural Grade School and the Dacoma High School. Miss Paris was married to Russell Dean Veley on June 12, 1937 at the Parsonage of the Pleasant View Church. To their marriage three children: Carroll Jean, Myrna Gayle and Larry Dean were born. Mr. Veley passed away on May 16, 1983. Following their marriage they lived in the Green Valley area where they farmed. In 1943 they moved to Enid and in 1945 Russell joined the U.S. Army after his discharge they made their home in Alva where she was a Pastry Cook at Northwestern Oklahoma State University until she retired. She was a member of the Alva Wesleyan Church. Her hobbies included: Flower gardening, Quilting, Baseball, Softball and Basketball. Mrs. Veley was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Patricia Veley, her parents, a sister, Minerva Simmons and four brothers: Verlin, Merlin, Henry and Darl. Maxine is survived by her two daughters; Carroll Richardson of Oklahoma City and Myrna and her husband Marion Millege of Alva, a son Larry and his wife Shirley of Chickasha. Nine grandchildren: Allen Richardson, Keith Richardson and his wife Lena, Cheryl and her husband Dan George, Michille and her husband Neal Hudson, Mike Millege, Traca and her husband Craig Haslam and Melissa and her husband Scott Corman, Chris Cusato and his wife Jamie and Mike Cusato. Seventeen great-grandchildren: Daris George, Charles Richardson, Derek Richardson, Brandy and her husband Robert Lee and Charla George, Megan Richardson, Ally Richardson, Luke, Clara, and Eve Haslam, Ben and Alex Corman, Allyson and Nicholas Cusato, Maxwell Hudson and Kelsey and Katey Millege. Two great-great-grandchildren; Logan and Reilly Lee, two sisters; Velma Whittet of Alva and Bertha Garberich of Enid, a brother, DeVerl Paris and his wife Luana of Enid, a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. PDF Printable Version