Louise
"Sugie" Maxfield
September 27, 1924 - September 21, 2020Louise “Sugie” Gribble
Maxfield passed away peacefully on September 21, 2020, in Georgetown,
Texas. She will be buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas at a
private family service on September 26, with Dr. Bobby Hulme-Lippert of
the First Presbyterian Church of Georgetown officiating.
Sugie was born September 27, 1924, in Waco, to Theodore Miles and Louise
Irwin Gribble. She grew up in Waco, then headed east in 1941 to
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, Virginia and graduated in
1945 with a BA degree in math. Sugie always continued learning and
exploring and later in her life earned a Master of Liberal Arts degree
from SMU.
After college she returned to Waco to an active life of work and
involvement in many civic and social organizations. In July 1951 she
married Dr. George Streeter “Jack” Maxfield and moved to Carrollton,
Texas in north Dallas County. Sugie then embraced the role of wife,
mother, and enthusiastic volunteer across the Dallas area. In addition
to a lifelong commitment to Christ’s work through the Presbyterian
Church, the groups she was most involved in were: the Civic League for
Carrollton/Farmers Branch, Daughters of the American Revolution,
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, the Junior League of Dallas,
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in Texas, Pi Beta Phi
sorority, and the Rotary Club of Carrollton-Farmers Branch.
With grace and humor, she committed her time and energy to numerous
civic, school, and social activities. She built and sustained
friendships in all her endeavors and considered her family and friends
her greatest blessing.
Sugie was preceded in death by her parents and her husband “Dr. Jack.”
She is survived by her daughters, Martha Cottingham and Elizabeth
Maxfield; granddaughters, Lara Cottingham, Sara Cottingham and Molly
Pumfrey; and sons-in-law, Lon Cottingham and Ross Pumfrey.
For those who may want to recognize Sugie’s life, memorials may be made
to the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary or the Neill-Cochran
House Museum in Austin, TX, both of which were near and dear to her
heart, or to the charity of your choice.
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