Esther (Adams) Maxwell

ESTHER ADAMS MAXWELL
April 1, 1954 -- December 3, 2023

Funeral Services for ESTHER ADAMS MAXWELL, 69, of Dermott, AR will be held at 2 o'clock p.m.Saturday, December 16, 2023. Service will be held at Washington Memorial Church of God In Christ, North Knox Street, Dermott; Superintendent Henry Liggins, Officiating Minister.

Esther was born on April 1, 1954 to Murry and Reola Adams Brown in Dermott, Arkansas. She married Joseph Maxwell. She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized by Elder J. R. Liggins. She became a member of First Christ of COGIC under the leadership of Elder J. R. Liggins
Esther attended school in the Dermott School District and was one of the first students to intergrate Dermott Junior High. After receiving her dipolma, she attended Berekley College of Nursing. Most of her work was done in the Healthcare field. Esther was known among family and friends for being an excellent cook and an equally excellent beautician.

Mrs. Maxwell passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is survived by five children; two daughters, Miranda Rowe (Patrick) of Indianapolis, IN, Vanetta Collins of Dermott, AR; three sons, Garrian Adams (Monica) of Richmond, CA, Tracey Kelley (Bernice) of Dermott, AR, and Stacy Kelley (Laura) of Modesto, CA and five siblings; two brothers, Lanell Adams (Pearlie) of Portland, OR, Murry Adams (Brenda) of Portland, OR; three sisters, Gloria Jones of Portland, OR, Martha Jones (Oren) of Dermott, AR, and Cynthia Adams of Sunleandro, CA.

Viewing will be held from 3-6 p.m. Friday at Dillard Funeral Home, 111 North Freeman Street, Dermott, AR.

Burial will take place at Davis Cemetery, Dermott. Services entrusted to Dillard Funeral Home, 111 North Freeman Street, Dermott.