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Rev. Priscilla R. Maxham
Posted 12/26/06
The Rev. Priscilla R. 'Cilla' Maxham, 66 MILFORD - The Rev. Priscilla R. "Cilla" Maxham of Milford died, after a courageous battle with cancer, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, in her home with her children at …
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Rev. Priscilla R. Maxham
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The Rev. Priscilla R. 'Cilla' Maxham, 66
MILFORD - The Rev. Priscilla R. "Cilla" Maxham of Milford died, after a courageous battle with cancer, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, in her home with her children at her side. She was 66.
The Rev. Maxham was born Jan. 18, 1940, in Barre, Vt., daughter of Blanche (Corliss) Maxham of Fort Myers, Fla. and the late Earl M. Maxham.
She received her B.S. in Christian education from Drew University, her master's degree in pastoral counseling from La Salle University and her master of divinity from Lancaster (Pa.) Theological Seminary.
While still pursuing her degree in theology, she held the position of associate pastor for the First United Methodist Church in Lancaster. After graduating, she was assigned to the Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Lebanon, Pa., as their pastor, where she served from 1997 until her transfer in 1999 to Milford to serve as associate pastor at the Avenue United Methodist Church. She became known affectionately as "Rev. Cilla" by most of the congregation and was very active in many aspects of the church's activities. She was instrumental in working with other church members and health care professionals to organize a Health and Family Ministries program at Avenue, which still flourishes at present and benefits many people in the congregation and the community. She retired in 2005 from full-time duties at Avenue but remained on a part-time basis as pastor of congregational care. Her warm smile and tenderness were certainly a blessing to the many people to whom she ministered.
The Rev. Maxham was a member of the United Methodist Women and a member of the Milford-Lincoln Ministerium.
She is survived by a son, Christopher E. "Chris" Wooters of Giessen, Germany; a daughter, Cheri W. Will, and her partner, Nancy S. Will, both of Lewes; her mother, Blanche Maxham of Fort Myers, Fla.; a brother and a sister-in-law, David and Maida Maxham of Swanton, Vt.; four grandchildren, Courtney Will, Daniel Murdock, Haley Will and Noa Siemon; and her Avenue Church family.
Services will be 3 p.m. Thursday in the Avenue United Methodist Church, 20 N. Church St., Milford, where friends may call three hours earlier.
Burial will be private.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Avenue United Methodist Church, Health Ministries, 20 N. Church St., Milford, DE 19963.