Miss Maxine Hood went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 23, 2023 at EAMC Lanier Nursing Home.

She was born on July 3, 1934 in Lanett, AL, the third of five children born to John and Mary Burdette Hood. She graduated from Lanett High School.

Miss Hood worked for years running the soda fountain at Jacob’s Pharmacy until they closed. She then worked in the lingerie department of Kesslers until they closed. She retired from Shawmut Baptist Daycare.

She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Lanett, AL until her health declined where she served in the nursery department for over 63 years and was a GA leader for over 50 years.

Her spiritual gift was loving on children and telling them about Jesus. She has touched many children over the years. She was able to calm a upset child when no one else could. She was a sought out babysitters for many families over the years.

She was a big fan of Elvis and the Auburn Tigers.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings and their spouses: Sabra and Ray Teague, Earl and Betty Hood, Phyllis and Charles George and Peggy Tupper; her niece Shirley Hood Davis and her great nephews, Christopher Kelley and Austin Stevenson.

She is survived by her niece and nephews Debbie Kelley, Peggy Farr, Sherry Stilwell, Dewey Hood, Marla Stevenson, Donna McKnight, Sheryl Rubey, Marcia Bearden and Johnny George along with many other family and friends.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday January 28, 2023 at First Baptist Church of Lanett, AL at 11:00 am.

The family will receive visitors from 10:00 am until the start of the service

The Staff of Bluffton Funeral Services is honored to be selected to provide end-of-life services for the Hood family.