Ina Maxine Reitzel

Ina Maxine Reitzel was born Feb 23, 1921 at West Fork MO to Oather Ernest and Olive Gertrude Shults Sutterfield. She departed this life on Nov 14, 2012 while residing at the Baptist Home in Ironton Mo. Maxine was the fourth of nine children born to her parents. She lived with her siblings and their parents on the family farm in Reynolds County. She attended Bills Creek one-room grammar school and Bunker High School. In 1938 she met George Reitzel while he was in the Civilian Conservation Corps working in Reynolds County. They were married June 3, 1939. Shortly thereafter, she moved to St Louis with her husband. She and George had two daughters, Brenda and Joyce. In addition to being a mother and homemaker, Maxine worked outside the home, as a retail salesperson at Famous Barr for over 30 years. She loved clothes and wore them with style, so she enjoyed selling dresses and home fashions at the May Co. Maxine and her husband always enjoyed spending time at their summer cabin down on Marble Creek. Maxine is...