Bertha “Maxine” Hennesay, 77, of Webster, Texas, went to be with Jesus on January 25, 2022.  Maxine was born March 24, 1944 in Delano, Ca to Otha Ottis White and Bessie Susann (Riley) White. She has an identical twin sister Bessie Christine Smith. Maxine was proud to say she was truly the youngest by 3 minutes!

Maxine was met with a beautiful homecoming by her: Parents; late husband, Robert Riddle; siblings, Utah, Danny, Velma, Leona; and granddaughter, Laura Michelle Gerlach.

Maxine’s family will greet guests on Sunday, January 30, 2022 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm followed by a Celebration of Life at 3:00 pm at Crowder Funeral Home, 111 E. Medical Center Blvd., Webster, TX 77598.

If you had the privilege of knowing Maxine, you were certainly blessed.  Not only was she beautiful inside and out, she was kind, compassionate and had a heart of Gold.  She was the type of person that “didn’t know a stranger” and always had an extra seat at the table. If you had the opportunity to dine with her you know that the fried tacos and spaghetti were the absolute best!  Maxine loved to travel and always stopped to smell the roses.  She and the love of her life, Bill, had many adventures together.  She’d often spend long periods of time visiting her siblings and daughter, Susan in California and her daughter in Texas whenever she could.  Maxine loved animals and could often be found feeding birds popcorn and caring for the feral kitties in the neighborhood. As much as she loved traveling, her favorite place to be was at home in Webster with Bill, Robert, Brandi and Reyna.  Maxine, mama, grandma, sister and friend to all was a beautiful gift to everyone she came into contact with and be dearly missed.

Those left to carry on her memory are her: partner of 27 years, Harold “Bill” Conway; daughter, Sherry Livingston and husband Gary and their children Michelle, Jeremy, Jennifer, Ashley, Bryce, Noah and Shelby; daughter, Susan Ryberg and husband Michael Ryberg and their children Eric and wife Amanda Johnson and Chelsea Andretta; son, Robert Riddle; daughter, Brandi Hennesay and daughter Reyna; and many great grandkids; and the ones who had the privilege of calling her “sister”, her brothers Hershel White, Oddie White and sisters Marie Wharton, Pauline Hartwig and identical twin sister Christine Smith.