Obituary -
MAXSON, Nancy Jane Coon was born in Potter County, Pa., February 24, 1848, and died in Kingfisher, Okla., January 3, 1916.
At the age of sixteen she professed Christ, and united with the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Portville, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. She was united in marriage to Sanford L. Maxson, July 7, 1866. In 1878 the family moved to Alfred, N.Y. In 1885 the family again moved to Albion, Wis., thence, in 1889, to Salem, W. Va. In 1893 they returned to Wisconsin, living at Milton and afterward at Walworth, where her husband accepted the pastorate of the Seventh Day Baptist church.
In the summer of 1902 they removed to Kingfisher, Okla., where they have since resided. At the time of her death she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Kingfisher.
She is survived by her husband, Rev. S. L. Maxson, one daughter, Mrs. J. L. Carr, of Kingfisher, Okla., and one son, Charles H., city superintendent of schools in St. Cloud, Minn.
Funeral services were held at the family residence, conducted by Rev. J. Collins, assisted by Rev. Job Ingram, both long-time friends of the family. The remains were laid to rest in the Kingfisher Cemetery.
