Maxine Reed McIlroy

September 20, 1936 - August 24, 2020

It is with great sorrow on Earth but rejoicing in heaven that we share the unexpected passing of our precious mother, Maxine Reed McIlroy. Born September 20, 1936 in Oark, AR, she was just shy of her 84th birthday. Maxine lived an amazing life which we will share in detail next week. Having been born in rural Oark, she was a former business owner in Ozark, an employee of Bank of the Ozark's, a rental property owner, a community servant, a wonderful friend and mother to many people beyond her own family. Her life was defined though by love, love for Jesus and allowing Him to love others through her. Maxine was preceded in death by her father, Arthur Reed; her mother, Pearl Skaggs Reed Vanover; her stepfather, Harrison Vanover; her Husband of forty years, George Hopkins McIlroy Jr.; her life partner for twenty years, Kenneth McGee; a sister, Arlene Griffith; a brother, Charlie Reed; a grandson, Caleb Winborn; nine step-brothers, Jack, Lee, Paul, Eleck, Willie, Lincoln, Edward, Charley Robert, and Curtis Vanover; four step-sisters, Pearl Jones, Edith Weatherby, Connie Ellis, and Elizabeth Johnson. Maxine leaves behind a son, Allen Hayden McIlroy and wife Lori of Cass; Daughter, Cynthia Ann McIlroy Williams and husband Robbie of Ozark; Daughter, Martha Elizabeth McIlroy Lane and husband Frank of Henderson, TX; Daughter Susan Alice McIlroy Hopper and husband Dennis of Ozark; Son George Hopkins McIlroy, III and wife Melissa; two sisters, Viada Lou Kimbriel and late husband Doy and Linda Sue Tate and husband Malcolm; her claimed sons, Kenny McGee and wife Carol, Larry McGee and wife Debbie, and Mark McGee; her nephew-son George William "Billy" Winborn of Portland, OR; her nephew of the late Jimmy McIlroy, James Craig and wife Bertha of Colorado; and nephews, Monroe McIlroy Winborn and George Hopkins Winborn. Also to her glory are a multitude of grandchildren and great grandchildren, Phillip Allen McIlroy and children James, Tamarra and Zyla; Mary Manzo and husband Matthew and son Matthew; Sharah Garat and husband David; Anna McIlroy and husband John Mark Enecks; Jordan McIlroy and children Evan and Mariah; Rebekah McIlroy and Jeff Primm and children Maria, Kie and Trey; Jeshana McIlroy and Dusty Post; Netanya McIlroy and Alex Trotter, Michael McIlroy; Kristina Hatfield and husband Brian and children Megan, Annah, and Lauren Kessler; Amber Simpson and husband Rodger and children Britten and Briley. Madison Winborn, Amanda Toriano, Michael Stover, Paige Williams Stubblefield and husband Daniel of Springdale; Jake Lane and wife Haley and children Luke and Lily-Grace of Fayetteville, Lauren Lane of Siloam Springs, Christian Lane of Henderson Tx, Grace Lane of Henderson Tx, Victoria Stokes Onaca and husband Ronen and daughter Izabella Grace of Delhi, India; Hayden Alexander Stokes of Ozark; Gabriella-Noel Stokes of Ozark; Jordan Hopper of Springdale; Kristen Hartung and husband Brandon of Fayetteville daughter Hope; Taylor Logan McIlroy of Fayetteville along with his mother, Jerri Lynn Lindsey Wagner of Ozark; George Hopkins McIlroy IV, Hayden James Qualls McIlroy and Jeremiah Isaiah McIlroy all of Ozark and many nieces, nephews, and a host of cousins and friends. Visitation will be held from 4:30 until 6:30 PM Friday, August 28th at West Park Baptist Church. Funeral service will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, August 29, 2020 at West Park Baptist Church with Brother Troy Vaughn officiating and burial at Highland Cemetery under direction of Shaffer Funeral Home. Serving as pallbearers are all the Grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers are cousins, nieces, and nephews of Johnston, Skaggs, Reed, and Vanover families; former co-workers from Bank of the Ozarks; Former members of Foothills Little Theatre; Calvary Baptist Church Ladies Auxiliary; the following life long family friends, Alston's, Durning's, Anderson's, Halmes's, Bowman's, Robinson's, Coley's, Kimbrel's, Dyer's, Duncan's, Bevil's, Jackson's, Primm's, McGee's, Edgin's, Nichol's, Bradley’s, Tate's, Crumbpacker's, Post's, Belt's, Lane’s, Woolsey's, Warden's, Culver's, Parker's, Gage's, Smith's Hardware Family, McClellan's, Steve Outlaw, Lonnie Turner, Rev. Bill and Teresa Kuykendall, Mike McLaughlin, Charlotte and Mike Taff, Steve Stacy, Tonya Gossage, Dawn Dunn, Alice Day, Tammy McClain, Vernon McDaniel, Joe Powell, Debbie Warden, Todd Timmerman, Bertha Bearden, Betty Jo Gilmer-James, The Anhalt Boy's, and B.D. Jones. She loved so widely and was loved so on return. As we were compiling list, it could truly be the entire town of OZARK. To leave online condolences visit: www.shafferfuneralhomeozark.com To leave online condolences visit: www.shafferfuneralhomeozark.com