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Maxine Lorene Mary Wigginton
Born: November 30th, 1933
Died: December 27th, 2022
Obituary
Maxine Lorene Mary Wigginton, 89, of West Burlington, died Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Oakview Care and Rehabilitation Center in Burlington.
Born November 30, 1933, in Fairfield, Iowa, she was the daughter of Ralph and Magdalene (Kaska) Kessel. She married Marvin Crable in 1952, they later divorced. She then married William “Sonny” Wigginton on July 10, 1972. He died September 20, 2013.
Maxine worked as one of the “original” telephone operators for Northwestern Bell. Once she moved to Burlington, she then worked for Sylvania, the Drive-In Theatre, Skerik Auto Parts, and was the head cashier at Jack’s.
She was of the Catholic faith.
She was a member of the Red Hatters. She was an amazing seamstress and loved to crochet and quilt. She enjoyed fishing, gardening and canning and was an avid collector of movie star autographs.
Survivors include her three children; Karen (Lloyd) Thola of Carthage, Illinois, Chris (Pam) Crable of West Burlington and Jerry (Jacque) Crable of Burlington; step-children, Richard (Debbie) Wigginton of Indiana, Donna (Troy) Banks of Oklahoma, Michael (Vickie) Wigginton of Illinois and LeAnn (Joel) Dickenson of Oklahoma; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Doris Meece of Indiana and brother-in-law, Jesse (Glenda) Wigginton of Arkansas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and sister Darlene Meth.
The funeral service for Mrs. Wigginton will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 6th at Lunning Chapel. The Very Rev. Father Marty Goetz will officiate. Interment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. Visitation will from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 5th at Lunning Chapel where the family will receive friends.
A memorial has been established for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.