OBITUARY NAME: Veta Mae (Bayles) Maxey age 77, a longtime Tushka area resident. BORN: She was born on February 4, 1933, to Marion and Ruby (Hunt) Bayles, at Wilson, Ok. PASSED AWAY: Veta passed away on April 5, 2010, at Durant, Ok. AGE 77 YEARS 2 MONTHS AND 1 DAY EDUCATION: She attended school in Wilson, Ok. MARRIED: Veta married Roy Maxey. OCCUPATION: She was a homemaker. CHURCH AFFILIATION, HOBBIES, AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS: Veta was a member of the Pentecostal Church of God. She was an excellent mother, who enjoyed spending time with her kids, sewing, canning, and fishing SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: Barbara Maxey and husband Dennis of Muskogee, Ok. Sue Griffith and husband Orvil of Ashdown, Ar. Roy Maxey of Tushka, Ok. David Maxey and wife Shirley of Oklahoma City, Ok. Darryl Maxey of Tushka, Ok. Curtis Maxey of Kellyville, Ok. VERY SPECIAL DAUGHTER: Patricia Maxey of Tushka, Ok. SIBLINGS: Ruby Fish and husband William of Minden, La. Jewell Willevy of Atoka, Ok. Dorothy Taylor and husband Dennis of Atoka, Ok. Mary Taylor and husband Gary of Oklahoma City, Ok. John Bayles of Atoka, Ok. Clifford Bayles and wife Pat of Atoka, Ok. Bill Bayles and wife Gaysue of Atoka, Ok. GRANDCHILDREN: 33 grandchildren, 61 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren. GREAT AUNT: Bertha Richardson of Ashdown, Ar Along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and many dear and loved friends. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: Roy Maxey PARENTS: Marion and Ruby (Hunt) Bayles SON: Ronnie Maxey SIBLINGS: Christina Cole, Virginia Hyatt, Clarence Bayles GRANDFATHER: Joe C. Hunt ****************************************************************************** DATES OF SERVICE: Thursday, April 8, 2010, at 2pm PLACE OF SERVICE: Brown's Funeral Chapel INTERMENT: Green Meadows Cemetery OFFICIATING: Bro. Jerry Richard CASKETBEARERS: Orvil Griffith, Jess Griffith, Gary Cook, Ben Cook, Curtis Maxey III, Darryl Maxey Jr., Roy Maxey Jr., Paul Maxey, Jeremy Maxey, Ronald Maxey, Ronnie Maxey, Randy Maxey, David Maxey, Christopher Maxey HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: Roy Gene Griffith, Michael Shane, Cody Maxey CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE VISITATION WEDNESDAY NIGHT 6-8 PM SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK