Individual Details
Leonard W. MAXEY
(31 Dec 1908 - 2 Apr 2004)
Obituary-at ancestry.com from Spokesman Review.com
Thursday, April 8, 2004
"Leonard Maxey
Spokane
Service for Leonard Maxey, 95, will be today at 11:30 a.m. at FirstPresbyterian Church. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of thearrangements.
Mr. Maxey, who was born in Aberdeen, Wash., died Friday.
After graduating from high school, he attended the University ofWashington his freshman year. In 1933 he received his bachelor ofscience degree in microbiology from Washington State University. Hethen spent three years in Missoula as a medical technologist andmicrobiologist.
In 1937 he joined Hollister-Stier Laboratories and in 1940 wastransferred to Pittsburgh to open a branch of the company. He enteredthe Stanford Executive Development Program in 1956.
Mr. Maxey spent 37 years with Hollister-Stier, retiring as CEO andChairman of the Board.
He served on the board of directors for Camp Fire Girls, Chamber ofCommerce, Inland Empire AAA, Rotary Club, Manito Golf and CountryClub, and was a past member of the Spokane Club and the Hayden LakeCountry Club.
He also was a deacon at First Presbyterian Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Jeanne.
Survivors include three daughters, Jeanne Reese of Hayden Lake, Idaho,and Barbara Johnson and Julie Soto, both of Sammamish, Wash.; sixgrandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church,318 S. Cedar St., Spokane, WA 99204."
Thursday, April 8, 2004
"Leonard Maxey
Spokane
Service for Leonard Maxey, 95, will be today at 11:30 a.m. at FirstPresbyterian Church. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of thearrangements.
Mr. Maxey, who was born in Aberdeen, Wash., died Friday.
After graduating from high school, he attended the University ofWashington his freshman year. In 1933 he received his bachelor ofscience degree in microbiology from Washington State University. Hethen spent three years in Missoula as a medical technologist andmicrobiologist.
In 1937 he joined Hollister-Stier Laboratories and in 1940 wastransferred to Pittsburgh to open a branch of the company. He enteredthe Stanford Executive Development Program in 1956.
Mr. Maxey spent 37 years with Hollister-Stier, retiring as CEO andChairman of the Board.
He served on the board of directors for Camp Fire Girls, Chamber ofCommerce, Inland Empire AAA, Rotary Club, Manito Golf and CountryClub, and was a past member of the Spokane Club and the Hayden LakeCountry Club.
He also was a deacon at First Presbyterian Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Jeanne.
Survivors include three daughters, Jeanne Reese of Hayden Lake, Idaho,and Barbara Johnson and Julie Soto, both of Sammamish, Wash.; sixgrandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church,318 S. Cedar St., Spokane, WA 99204."
Events
| Birth | 31 Dec 1908 | Aberdeen, Chehallis Co., WA |  | ||
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | Aberdeen City Ward 6, Chehalis Co., WA, ED 7 Sh 16A; Leonard W. Maxey, son 1-4/12 (Dec. 1908-Jan. 1909), born WA father born IL mother born CA. | |||
| Census | 1 Jan 1920 | Aberdeen City, Grays Harbor Co., WA, ED 68 Sh 1A; Leonard W. Maxey, son, 11 (1908), born WA father born IL mother born CA. | |||
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 | Tacoma City, Pierce Co., WA, Pct. 9, ED 102 Sh 10B; Leonard W. Maxey, step-son, 21 (1908-09), born WA father born ID mother born CA, clarical work-collection agency. | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1941 | Jeanne M. | |||
| Death | 2 Apr 2004 | Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington | | ||
| Reference No | 5211 |
Families
| Spouse | Jeanne M. (1913 - 2000) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | William Woodruff MAXEY (1877 - 1920) |
| Mother | Della Mae FLETCHER (1879 - 1964) |
Endnotes
1. Social Security Death Index.
2. Ancestry.com database.
3. Social Security Death Index.