Mary Delle Maxwell Harner

Memorials may be given to The American Red Cross, United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR), or the Bates United Methodist Church Athens Ohio. Mary Delle Maxwell Harner, 92, of St. Peters, MO, formerly of Athens County Ohio, passed on Sunday, October 31, 2004, at Barnes St. Peters Hospital after a brief illness. She was born February 13, 1912, in Athens, Ohio, the daughter of the late John and Florence Chaney Maxwell, she was a graduate of Shade High School and Ohio University, retired teacher of 25 years with the Alexander Schools and was a 4-H leader for many years. She was a member of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association, Albany Grange #1611, Athens County Pomona Grange and State Grange. Mrs. Harner was active with the St. Peters Senior Citizens Center and recently resided at Spencer Place Assisted Living. She was a member of Bates United Methodist Church in Athens County and attended the United Methodist Church of the Shepherd in Missouri. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law Mary Virginia and Jerry Aker; one granddaughter and husband, Molly and Stephen Stark all of St. Peters; and, one sister-in-law, Elsie Siers of St. Marys West Virginia; one step-son and wife, Lowell and Florence Ashcraft of Albany Ohio and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, O. Carl Harner; two sisters, Winnie Dearth and Elfie Snow; two brothers, Clarence and Marvin Maxwell; and two step-daughters, Eileen Sprague and Orleta Bogner.