Obituary

Graveside services for Maxine Hoyle Peters will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Plainview Cemetery with the Rev. Jeff Taylor, pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating.
Funeral arrangements are by Lemons Funeral Home.
Family visitation will be from 5-6 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2011, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Peters died at 10:45 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2011, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kan.
Maxine was born July 2, 1918, in Hale County, Texas, to Henry and Bama (Davis) Hoyle. She attended Plainview schools, graduating from Plainview High School in 1936. She received her bachelor of science degree from West Texas State University at Canyon in 1940 and master's of education degree from Texas Tech University in 1955. She taught in the Plainview public schools for seven years and also in California and Oklahoma public schools. After retiring, she and her husband moved back to Plainview in 1976.
Maxine was a member of First United Methodist Church, UMW, NON Study Club, Delta Delphin Study Club, Hospital Auxiliary, Retired Teachers Association and the Duplicate Bridge Club. Maxine married Gerald H. Peters on June 9, 1953. He preceded her in death on Nov. 22, 1999.
Survivors include two daughters, Nita Scales and her husband, Joe, of Lawrence, Kan., and Billie Loyd of California; nephew, Gary Schur and his wife, Paula of Austin, Texas; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; a son, Mark Peters; and a sister, Maurine Schur.
The family suggests memorial donations to the American Heart Association , 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231; or to the Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association, 200 Maine St., Suite C, Lawrence, KS 66044.
Online condolences may be made at www.lemonsfunerals.com.