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Minnie Beatrice Maxwell-Alston - Born on Sunday, April 17, 1932 in Stanton, Tennessee. She was the fifth of eight children – two boys and six girls born to Joseph Maxwell and Stella Mae Jones-Maxwell and the namesake of her paternal aunt, Minnie Maxwell, and her maternal aunt, Willie Beatrice Jones Fields.
Minnie was a beautiful young girl, and she matured into a young woman than was beautiful inside and out. As a young child, Minnie and her family attended Fredonia Baptist Church in Stanton, TN where she accepted Christ as her Savior and whom she served as a faithful and dutiful solider until her death. After relocating to Chicago, Illinois, she joined Christian Hope M.B. Church, where she sang in the church choir and was a devoted member. In 2007, she and her sister Justine joined St. John Church-Baptist, just as they done as children at Fredonia, and here they worshipped and served God together. They especially enjoyed having each other nearby, and each Sunday was a time of family reunion, hugs, and re-hugs, just in case one of them failed to hug the other the first time.
As young children growing up in the Fredonia community in Stanton, TN, Minnie and her siblings experienced the death of their father when she was just six years old. In 1940, their mother married Eldridge Robinson, who reared Minnie and her seven siblings and his five children in the same household.
Minnie attended Fredonia Elementary School and Douglas Junior High School, both in Stanton, TN and Gailor High School in Keeling, TN. She received her high school diploma from Carver High School in Brownsville, TN in 1951. During her years at Carver High School, she was the Society Editor for the school newspaper and the Assistant Secretary for the Sigma Nu Eta Honorary Scientific Society. Minnie's love for sports started very early, and she demonstrated this as a star player on the Carver High School's girl basketball team. After graduating from Carver, she attended Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial (A&I) State University, (now Tennessee State University) in Nashville, TN.
In 1953, Minnie, along with her sisters, Stella and Justine left Stanton, TN for Chicago, IL where they all secured good jobs and worked dutifully to make their new life in the big city, a place very unlike their rural community in Tennessee.
They often (told) stories to their children, nieces, and nephews about some of the "misunderstandings" they had about living in Chicago. For instance, no one had explained what they had to pay rent for an apartment even for the week they weren't there when they had (gone) to Tennessee to visit. And, since they hadn’t had a telephone in Tennessee, the sisters had no idea they (were) placing long-distance calls to family in Tennessee (that) actually cost money. And after weeks of passing a karate training facility, they finally learned the correct pronunciation of the place. They were able to tell those stories and laugh at themselves because they understood that maturing is a process and that they had been blessed to be able to make this transition, enjoy a measure of success, and thrive in this new life.
Minnie, Stella and Justine were inseperable; they managed to work and live together and make a home away from home. When Stella married and moved away, Minnie and Justine maintained a close bond – they shopped and traveled together, they lived on the same street, and when Justine became too ill to live alone during the final months of her life, she moved down the street to reside with Minnie and her family.
Continuing in their spirit of family, Minnie also worked along side her brother, Joseph at U and I Super Foods at 51 East 79th Street for many years in the 1970's. She was a dedicated employee at Harris Bank, where she worked for many years until her retirement in 1991.
Minnie was happily married to Roscoe Alston for over 60 years. She was a faithful companion who stood by his side through the good times and the difficult times until his death on February 24, 2014. Roscoe and Minnie were blessed with five children. She was a caring and supportive mother and grandmother whose happiest times were those spent in the company of her family.
Minnie loved the game of basketball, and she was an avid Chicago Bulls fan, probably their number-one fan. She loved almost all game shows and would get upset if the contestants gave an incorrect answer. One of her favorite game shows was Wheel of Fortune. Everyone knew better than to call her during Wheel of Fortune (or in the middle) of a Bulls game.
As a dutiful mother, Minnie was the first one up and the last one to bed at night. She always took care to make sure she finished her work before she retired at night. Sometimes, this took a while. It seems fitting, then, that the Lord would call her home late in the evening, after she had finished her work on earth and was ready to take her rest. Minnie passed away at 11:21 PM, Monday, October 6, 2014 at Trinity Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
She now joins a heavenly host of family that preceded her in death; her husband, Roscoe Alston; her parents, Joseph Maxwell and Stella Maxwell Robinson; her stepfather, Eldridge "Bridge" Robinson; four sisters, Geraldine Maxwell Giles, Earline Maxwell Taylor, Stella Mae Maxwell Woods, and Flora Justine Maxwell Robinson; her two brothers, Curtis Maxwell and Joseph Maxwell, Jr.; stepbrothers, Elmo Robinson and T. Eldridge Robinson; and her stepsisters, Mary Ellen Robinson, Ellen Marie Hill and Mandy Brown.
Minnie leaves to celebrate her life and legacy; her children, Carol Elaine White of Silver Spring, MD, Cheryl Yvette (Earl) Bibbs of Flossmoor, IL, Marcus (Trace) Alston of Orland Park, IL, Marcia Alston of Chicago, IL and Audrey Vanessa (Wilbert) Montes of Lindenhurst, IL; her sister, Carrie Maxwell Woodland of Detroit, MI; two brothers-in-law, Aubrey Alston (Francine) of Chicago, IL and Lonnie Woods of Los Angeles, CA; two sisters-in-law, Charlene Alston of Houston, TX and Nina Maxwell of Chicago, IL; and her paternal aunt, Willean Maxwell Randle of Mason, TN. She also leaves fifteen grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, one great-great grandson, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Minnie Beatrice Maxwell-Alston - Born on Sunday, April 17, 1932 in Stanton, Tennessee. She was the fifth of eight children – two boys and six girls born to Joseph Maxwell and Stella Mae Jones-Maxwell and the namesake of her paternal aunt, Minnie Maxwell, and her maternal aunt, Willie Beatrice Jones Fields.
Minnie was a beautiful young girl, and she matured into a young woman than was beautiful inside and out. As a young child, Minnie and her family attended Fredonia Baptist Church in Stanton, TN where she accepted Christ as her Savior and whom she served as a faithful and dutiful solider until her death. After relocating to Chicago, Illinois, she joined Christian Hope M.B. Church, where she sang in the church choir and was a devoted member. In 2007, she and her sister Justine joined St. John Church-Baptist, just as they done as children at Fredonia, and here they worshipped and served God together. They especially enjoyed having each other nearby, and each Sunday was a time of family reunion, hugs, and re-hugs, just in case one of them failed to hug the other the first time.
As young children growing up in the Fredonia community in Stanton, TN, Minnie and her siblings experienced the death of their father when she was just six years old. In 1940, their mother married Eldridge Robinson, who reared Minnie and her seven siblings and his five children in the same household.
Minnie attended Fredonia Elementary School and Douglas Junior High School, both in Stanton, TN and Gailor High School in Keeling, TN. She received her high school diploma from Carver High School in Brownsville, TN in 1951. During her years at Carver High School, she was the Society Editor for the school newspaper and the Assistant Secretary for the Sigma Nu Eta Honorary Scientific Society. Minnie's love for sports started very early, and she demonstrated this as a star player on the Carver High School's girl basketball team. After graduating from Carver, she attended Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial (A&I) State University, (now Tennessee State University) in Nashville, TN.
In 1953, Minnie, along with her sisters, Stella and Justine left Stanton, TN for Chicago, IL where they all secured good jobs and worked dutifully to make their new life in the big city, a place very unlike their rural community in Tennessee.
They often (told) stories to their children, nieces, and nephews about some of the "misunderstandings" they had about living in Chicago. For instance, no one had explained what they had to pay rent for an apartment even for the week they weren't there when they had (gone) to Tennessee to visit. And, since they hadn’t had a telephone in Tennessee, the sisters had no idea they (were) placing long-distance calls to family in Tennessee (that) actually cost money. And after weeks of passing a karate training facility, they finally learned the correct pronunciation of the place. They were able to tell those stories and laugh at themselves because they understood that maturing is a process and that they had been blessed to be able to make this transition, enjoy a measure of success, and thrive in this new life.
Minnie, Stella and Justine were inseperable; they managed to work and live together and make a home away from home. When Stella married and moved away, Minnie and Justine maintained a close bond – they shopped and traveled together, they lived on the same street, and when Justine became too ill to live alone during the final months of her life, she moved down the street to reside with Minnie and her family.
Continuing in their spirit of family, Minnie also worked along side her brother, Joseph at U and I Super Foods at 51 East 79th Street for many years in the 1970's. She was a dedicated employee at Harris Bank, where she worked for many years until her retirement in 1991.
Minnie was happily married to Roscoe Alston for over 60 years. She was a faithful companion who stood by his side through the good times and the difficult times until his death on February 24, 2014. Roscoe and Minnie were blessed with five children. She was a caring and supportive mother and grandmother whose happiest times were those spent in the company of her family.
Minnie loved the game of basketball, and she was an avid Chicago Bulls fan, probably their number-one fan. She loved almost all game shows and would get upset if the contestants gave an incorrect answer. One of her favorite game shows was Wheel of Fortune. Everyone knew better than to call her during Wheel of Fortune (or in the middle) of a Bulls game.
As a dutiful mother, Minnie was the first one up and the last one to bed at night. She always took care to make sure she finished her work before she retired at night. Sometimes, this took a while. It seems fitting, then, that the Lord would call her home late in the evening, after she had finished her work on earth and was ready to take her rest. Minnie passed away at 11:21 PM, Monday, October 6, 2014 at Trinity Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
She now joins a heavenly host of family that preceded her in death; her husband, Roscoe Alston; her parents, Joseph Maxwell and Stella Maxwell Robinson; her stepfather, Eldridge "Bridge" Robinson; four sisters, Geraldine Maxwell Giles, Earline Maxwell Taylor, Stella Mae Maxwell Woods, and Flora Justine Maxwell Robinson; her two brothers, Curtis Maxwell and Joseph Maxwell, Jr.; stepbrothers, Elmo Robinson and T. Eldridge Robinson; and her stepsisters, Mary Ellen Robinson, Ellen Marie Hill and Mandy Brown.
Minnie leaves to celebrate her life and legacy; her children, Carol Elaine White of Silver Spring, MD, Cheryl Yvette (Earl) Bibbs of Flossmoor, IL, Marcus (Trace) Alston of Orland Park, IL, Marcia Alston of Chicago, IL and Audrey Vanessa (Wilbert) Montes of Lindenhurst, IL; her sister, Carrie Maxwell Woodland of Detroit, MI; two brothers-in-law, Aubrey Alston (Francine) of Chicago, IL and Lonnie Woods of Los Angeles, CA; two sisters-in-law, Charlene Alston of Houston, TX and Nina Maxwell of Chicago, IL; and her paternal aunt, Willean Maxwell Randle of Mason, TN. She also leaves fifteen grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, one great-great grandson, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Photo and obituary from Minor-Morris Funeral Home, Ltd.
Minnie Beatrice Maxwell-Alston - Born on Sunday, April 17, 1932 in Stanton, Tennessee. She was the fifth of eight children – two boys and six girls born to Joseph Maxwell and Stella Mae Jones-Maxwell and the namesake of her paternal aunt, Minnie Maxwell, and her maternal aunt, Willie Beatrice Jones Fields.
Minnie was a beautiful young girl, and she matured into a young woman than was beautiful inside and out. As a young child, Minnie and her family attended Fredonia Baptist Church in Stanton, TN where she accepted Christ as her Savior and whom she served as a faithful and dutiful solider until her death. After relocating to Chicago, Illinois, she joined Christian Hope M.B. Church, where she sang in the church choir and was a devoted member. In 2007, she and her sister Justine joined St. John Church-Baptist, just as they done as children at Fredonia, and here they worshipped and served God together. They especially enjoyed having each other nearby, and each Sunday was a time of family reunion, hugs, and re-hugs, just in case one of them failed to hug the other the first time.
As young children growing up in the Fredonia community in Stanton, TN, Minnie and her siblings experienced the death of their father when she was just six years old. In 1940, their mother married Eldridge Robinson, who reared Minnie and her seven siblings and his five children in the same household.
Minnie attended Fredonia Elementary School and Douglas Junior High School, both in Stanton, TN and Gailor High School in Keeling, TN. She received her high school diploma from Carver High School in Brownsville, TN in 1951. During her years at Carver High School, she was the Society Editor for the school newspaper and the Assistant Secretary for the Sigma Nu Eta Honorary Scientific Society. Minnie's love for sports started very early, and she demonstrated this as a star player on the Carver High School's girl basketball team. After graduating from Carver, she attended Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial (A&I) State University, (now Tennessee State University) in Nashville, TN.
In 1953, Minnie, along with her sisters, Stella and Justine left Stanton, TN for Chicago, IL where they all secured good jobs and worked dutifully to make their new life in the big city, a place very unlike their rural community in Tennessee.
They often (told) stories to their children, nieces, and nephews about some of the "misunderstandings" they had about living in Chicago. For instance, no one had explained what they had to pay rent for an apartment even for the week they weren't there when they had (gone) to Tennessee to visit. And, since they hadn’t had a telephone in Tennessee, the sisters had no idea they (were) placing long-distance calls to family in Tennessee (that) actually cost money. And after weeks of passing a karate training facility, they finally learned the correct pronunciation of the place. They were able to tell those stories and laugh at themselves because they understood that maturing is a process and that they had been blessed to be able to make this transition, enjoy a measure of success, and thrive in this new life.
Minnie, Stella and Justine were inseperable; they managed to work and live together and make a home away from home. When Stella married and moved away, Minnie and Justine maintained a close bond – they shopped and traveled together, they lived on the same street, and when Justine became too ill to live alone during the final months of her life, she moved down the street to reside with Minnie and her family.
Continuing in their spirit of family, Minnie also worked along side her brother, Joseph at U and I Super Foods at 51 East 79th Street for many years in the 1970's. She was a dedicated employee at Harris Bank, where she worked for many years until her retirement in 1991.
Minnie was happily married to Roscoe Alston for over 60 years. She was a faithful companion who stood by his side through the good times and the difficult times until his death on February 24, 2014. Roscoe and Minnie were blessed with five children. She was a caring and supportive mother and grandmother whose happiest times were those spent in the company of her family.
Minnie loved the game of basketball, and she was an avid Chicago Bulls fan, probably their number-one fan. She loved almost all game shows and would get upset if the contestants gave an incorrect answer. One of her favorite game shows was Wheel of Fortune. Everyone knew better than to call her during Wheel of Fortune (or in the middle) of a Bulls game.
As a dutiful mother, Minnie was the first one up and the last one to bed at night. She always took care to make sure she finished her work before she retired at night. Sometimes, this took a while. It seems fitting, then, that the Lord would call her home late in the evening, after she had finished her work on earth and was ready to take her rest. Minnie passed away at 11:21 PM, Monday, October 6, 2014 at Trinity Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
She now joins a heavenly host of family that preceded her in death; her husband, Roscoe Alston; her parents, Joseph Maxwell and Stella Maxwell Robinson; her stepfather, Eldridge "Bridge" Robinson; four sisters, Geraldine Maxwell Giles, Earline Maxwell Taylor, Stella Mae Maxwell Woods, and Flora Justine Maxwell Robinson; her two brothers, Curtis Maxwell and Joseph Maxwell, Jr.; stepbrothers, Elmo Robinson and T. Eldridge Robinson; and her stepsisters, Mary Ellen Robinson, Ellen Marie Hill and Mandy Brown.
Minnie leaves to celebrate her life and legacy; her children, Carol Elaine White of Silver Spring, MD, Cheryl Yvette (Earl) Bibbs of Flossmoor, IL, Marcus (Trace) Alston of Orland Park, IL, Marcia Alston of Chicago, IL and Audrey Vanessa (Wilbert) Montes of Lindenhurst, IL; her sister, Carrie Maxwell Woodland of Detroit, MI; two brothers-in-law, Aubrey Alston (Francine) of Chicago, IL and Lonnie Woods of Los Angeles, CA; two sisters-in-law, Charlene Alston of Houston, TX and Nina Maxwell of Chicago, IL; and her paternal aunt, Willean Maxwell Randle of Mason, TN. She also leaves fifteen grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, one great-great grandson, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Minnie Beatrice Maxwell-Alston - Born on Sunday, April 17, 1932 in Stanton, Tennessee. She was the fifth of eight children – two boys and six girls born to Joseph Maxwell and Stella Mae Jones-Maxwell and the namesake of her paternal aunt, Minnie Maxwell, and her maternal aunt, Willie Beatrice Jones Fields.
Minnie was a beautiful young girl, and she matured into a young woman than was beautiful inside and out. As a young child, Minnie and her family attended Fredonia Baptist Church in Stanton, TN where she accepted Christ as her Savior and whom she served as a faithful and dutiful solider until her death. After relocating to Chicago, Illinois, she joined Christian Hope M.B. Church, where she sang in the church choir and was a devoted member. In 2007, she and her sister Justine joined St. John Church-Baptist, just as they done as children at Fredonia, and here they worshipped and served God together. They especially enjoyed having each other nearby, and each Sunday was a time of family reunion, hugs, and re-hugs, just in case one of them failed to hug the other the first time.
As young children growing up in the Fredonia community in Stanton, TN, Minnie and her siblings experienced the death of their father when she was just six years old. In 1940, their mother married Eldridge Robinson, who reared Minnie and her seven siblings and his five children in the same household.
Minnie attended Fredonia Elementary School and Douglas Junior High School, both in Stanton, TN and Gailor High School in Keeling, TN. She received her high school diploma from Carver High School in Brownsville, TN in 1951. During her years at Carver High School, she was the Society Editor for the school newspaper and the Assistant Secretary for the Sigma Nu Eta Honorary Scientific Society. Minnie's love for sports started very early, and she demonstrated this as a star player on the Carver High School's girl basketball team. After graduating from Carver, she attended Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial (A&I) State University, (now Tennessee State University) in Nashville, TN.
In 1953, Minnie, along with her sisters, Stella and Justine left Stanton, TN for Chicago, IL where they all secured good jobs and worked dutifully to make their new life in the big city, a place very unlike their rural community in Tennessee.
They often (told) stories to their children, nieces, and nephews about some of the "misunderstandings" they had about living in Chicago. For instance, no one had explained what they had to pay rent for an apartment even for the week they weren't there when they had (gone) to Tennessee to visit. And, since they hadn’t had a telephone in Tennessee, the sisters had no idea they (were) placing long-distance calls to family in Tennessee (that) actually cost money. And after weeks of passing a karate training facility, they finally learned the correct pronunciation of the place. They were able to tell those stories and laugh at themselves because they understood that maturing is a process and that they had been blessed to be able to make this transition, enjoy a measure of success, and thrive in this new life.
Minnie, Stella and Justine were inseperable; they managed to work and live together and make a home away from home. When Stella married and moved away, Minnie and Justine maintained a close bond – they shopped and traveled together, they lived on the same street, and when Justine became too ill to live alone during the final months of her life, she moved down the street to reside with Minnie and her family.
Continuing in their spirit of family, Minnie also worked along side her brother, Joseph at U and I Super Foods at 51 East 79th Street for many years in the 1970's. She was a dedicated employee at Harris Bank, where she worked for many years until her retirement in 1991.
Minnie was happily married to Roscoe Alston for over 60 years. She was a faithful companion who stood by his side through the good times and the difficult times until his death on February 24, 2014. Roscoe and Minnie were blessed with five children. She was a caring and supportive mother and grandmother whose happiest times were those spent in the company of her family.
Minnie loved the game of basketball, and she was an avid Chicago Bulls fan, probably their number-one fan. She loved almost all game shows and would get upset if the contestants gave an incorrect answer. One of her favorite game shows was Wheel of Fortune. Everyone knew better than to call her during Wheel of Fortune (or in the middle) of a Bulls game.
As a dutiful mother, Minnie was the first one up and the last one to bed at night. She always took care to make sure she finished her work before she retired at night. Sometimes, this took a while. It seems fitting, then, that the Lord would call her home late in the evening, after she had finished her work on earth and was ready to take her rest. Minnie passed away at 11:21 PM, Monday, October 6, 2014 at Trinity Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
She now joins a heavenly host of family that preceded her in death; her husband, Roscoe Alston; her parents, Joseph Maxwell and Stella Maxwell Robinson; her stepfather, Eldridge "Bridge" Robinson; four sisters, Geraldine Maxwell Giles, Earline Maxwell Taylor, Stella Mae Maxwell Woods, and Flora Justine Maxwell Robinson; her two brothers, Curtis Maxwell and Joseph Maxwell, Jr.; stepbrothers, Elmo Robinson and T. Eldridge Robinson; and her stepsisters, Mary Ellen Robinson, Ellen Marie Hill and Mandy Brown.
Minnie leaves to celebrate her life and legacy; her children, Carol Elaine White of Silver Spring, MD, Cheryl Yvette (Earl) Bibbs of Flossmoor, IL, Marcus (Trace) Alston of Orland Park, IL, Marcia Alston of Chicago, IL and Audrey Vanessa (Wilbert) Montes of Lindenhurst, IL; her sister, Carrie Maxwell Woodland of Detroit, MI; two brothers-in-law, Aubrey Alston (Francine) of Chicago, IL and Lonnie Woods of Los Angeles, CA; two sisters-in-law, Charlene Alston of Houston, TX and Nina Maxwell of Chicago, IL; and her paternal aunt, Willean Maxwell Randle of Mason, TN. She also leaves fifteen grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, one great-great grandson, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
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