Maxine Oglesby

Maxine Oglesby

Maxine Oglesby Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Oct. 1, 2019.
Maxine was born on July 17, 1934 and passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019. She was a graduate of Sturgis High School; and after raising her family, she ended her career by retiring from Mississippi State University. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 2, from 9 a.m. until service time at Friendship Baptist Church on Craig Springs Road in Oktibbeha County. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 2 at Friendship Baptist Church with Charles Smith and Hermon Trulove officiating. Interment will immediately follow the service in McClelland Cemetery.

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