Obituary: Maxine Elliot McKeithen

Maxine Elliot McKeithen was born on March 15th, 1929, to William and Myrtle Langdon. Maxine passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on April 4th, 2026.
Maxine grew up loving her large family, with six siblings to grow up with. She was a lover of life and enjoyed everything there was about it. Maxine and her sisters also enjoyed the Golden Girls and even said that each one of them was one of the Golden Girls. Maxine was Maude, Maggie was Blanche, Addie Lee was Sophia, and Amy Lou was Rose.
After Maxine graduated from County Line High School in 1948, she met her beloved husband, John and the two were married that very next year. The two shared nearly 50 years on this earth together. The two raised a wonderful and cherished family. Maxine would often say to her family “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”
Maxine was always full of life; she was always talking or spending time with her friends. She and her friends would always get together every weekend just to be with each other and play cards.
Maxine is preceded in death by, her husband, John W. McKeithen, her parents, William and Myrtle Langdon, her siblings, Bill Langdon (Margarite), Charlie Langdon, Addie Lee Henson (Levern), Willie May Lundyn, Maggie J Heblon (Kenneth) and Amy Lou Goforth (Elmo).
Maxine is survived by her sons, Mickey McKeithen (Irma), Timmy McKeithen (Lori), and Danny McKeithen (Kim); her sister, Shirlene Gentry; 7 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services for Maxine McKeithen will be Friday, April 10th, 2026, with a visitation held at Webb and Stephens-North, from 1-2:30 PM with a burial to follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Kemper County. Rev. Jennifer Baird will be officiating.
Pallbearers will be Mickey McKeithen, Danny McKeithen, Timmy McKeithen, Taylor McKeithen, Lance McKeithen and David McKeithen.