Maxine Virginia Ellsworth Mosley was born February 27, 1928, in Low Ground, Missouri, to Abner Hamilton Ellsworth and Anna Marie Partin. Maxine grew up in Novinger, MO and taught at various schools in North Missouri, but spent most of her life in Kirkwood and O’Fallon, MO, Baton Rouge, LA, Manchester, Maine, Shawnee, KS and Satsuma, FL. Maxine died peacefully at home in Satsuma, Florida December 10, 2023.

She was married July 6, 1946 to Raymond Junior Mosley of Pure Air, MO, who predeceased her June 3, 1978. Raymond and Maxine had three children, Linda Kay Knight (widow of Raymond) of Jefferson City, MO, Brenda Jo Kucera (Bill) of Cherokee Village, AR, and Anita Rae Mosley Hobbs (Don) of Satsuma, FL. They had six grandchildren, Brian Christopher (Kara) and Brandon Timothy (Laura) Knight, Stephen Michael and Anna Lois Kucera, Sarah Elizabeth Zollner and Joseph Brigham Hamilton Mosley. They had one great-grandson Noble Edward Knight. Maxine had one brother, Floyd Sherman Ellsworth of Novinger, MO and one sister, Marilyn Sue Hahn (Wayne) of Crystal City, MO. Maxine had many nieces and nephews and cousins.

She graduated from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman University) in Kirksville, MO in 1957 and received her Masters’ Degree from University of Missouri-Columbia in 1964. Maxine taught Business and English and was a prolific writer, both professionally and privately. She was a forerunner in developing and advocating for developmental English classes and wrote “Developing Composition Skills” in 1967 while an English professor at Meramec Community College in Kirkwood, MO, a part of the St. Louis Community College system.

Maxine loved to send writings to her children and grandchildren. Most were Bible commentaries, but some were just comments on life or encouraging notes to those she loved. Faith was an overarching theme in Maxine’s life. She was ordained by World Evangelism Fellowship in 1992, taught at the Jimmy Swaggart Bible College and was a media member of Jimmy Swaggart Church.

She was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, teacher and prayer warrior who will be greatly missed.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Sunday, December 17, 2023 at Travis-Noe Funeral Home in Kirksville, MO, with her grandson, Brian Knight presiding. Interment will follow at the Novinger Cemetery in Novinger, MO.

Public visitation will be held Sunday, December 17, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. until service time in the chapel of Travis-Noe Funeral Home

“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?” – John
11:25-26 KJV