Maxine Shows

Services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 14, 2015 at Terpening & Son Chapel for Della Maxine Shows of Artesia, New Mexico.

Mrs. Shows, 88, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Artesia General Hospital.

Rev. Rick Sullivan will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be James, Jr., Jack, and Ray Callaway, Patrick Shows, Sam Guebara,and Mike Callaway. Honorary pallbearers will be all of her great-grandchildren.

Maxine was born October 24, 1927 in Vinson, Oklahoma; the daughter of David Akers and Fannie (Dilbeck) Akers. She came to Artesia in 1994 from Roswell, N.M.

She was a Telephone Operator and a member of First Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Pioneers and enjoyed sewing, quilting, playing card games and she loved to spend time with her family.

Maxine was preceded in death by her parents; daughter Judy Brown, son William Shows; 2 sisters; 3 brothers; granddaughter Callie Callaway; and a great-grandson Matthew Guebara.

Survivors include her daughters Jo Parks of Albuquerque, N.M. and Brenda Callaway of Artesia; 6 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; and sister Shirley Collinsworth of Ruidoso Downs, N.M.

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