Maxine Panther passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2016 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with Bishop Sam Jones officiating.

Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Walker-Brown Funeral Home.

Norma Maxine (Welch) Panther was born July 31, 1926 in Carl Junction, MO to John Homer and Ella Marie (Runyan) Welch. Maxine worked at Beach Aircraft in Wichita, KS during the war efforts of WWII. It was there she met Philip A. Panther. They married and moved to Bartlesville in 1946 with Philip taking a job with Phillips Petroleum Co. Maxine was a bookkeeper by trade and began working for Union National Bank and later First National Bank.
Maxine enjoyed the outdoors, camping and boating at different lakes. She was an avid bowler with an average of 165 in her league. Her pastime included ceramics, crocheting and most of all, cooking, feeding people and taking care of her beloved family.

Maxine is survived by her daughter, Rebecca Panther of Bartlesville. She was blessed with three grandchildren; John, Jennifer and Nathan Sachs, three great grandsons, sister-in-law, Darlene Welch of and nieces, Roxy Welch and Sheri Dusseau all of Albuquerque, NM, their families and many friends.

Maxine was preceded in death by her husband, Philip Panther, parents, John H. and E. Marie Welch, brothers, Donald L. Welch and Bobbie L. Welch.

Online condolences for the family can be left at www.walkerbrownfuneralhome.com.