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On Friday, May 17, 2024, Maxine Stuart Hampton peacefully passed from this mortal world to the next. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 24, 1933, to Verona Beers Tobiason and Leo Marshall Stuart. She is the oldest of two daughters (Daphne, her sister, having already passed). While Maxine reunites with her loved ones who have preceded her in death, including her grandson, David, she leaves behind many family members, including her spouse of 64 years, Ronald Davis Hampton; her four children: Douglas (Des), Debbie (Patrick), Stephen (Cyndi), and Ronald Jr (Kristiann); and her 15 grandchildren (and spouses) and 19 great grandchildren. Throughout her life, Maxine focused on her family, her faith, and her music.
Maxine was devoted to her husband, whom she dearly loved and to whom she was sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. Maxine was also devoted to her faith in Jesus Christ. As a lifetime member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Maxine served in numerous ward and stake callings. She served with her husband as a full-time missionary in the Florida Jacksonville Mission and as an ordinance worker in the Ogden Utah Temple. She enjoyed traveling with her husband in later years, which included adventures to Alaska, China, and South America.
Maxine loved being a grandma and great grandma. Her grandchildren will remember the numerous cousin parties she would hold for them. She would spend days making cookies to decorate and loved finding fun crafts for each cousin to complete that would fill her playroom basement. The grandchildren could never leave her home without first getting to pick from “Grandma’s Candy Table,” which was always filled with packages of candy, chips, and cookies.
Maxine loved music, and she loved to teach others how to create music. She began teaching piano lessons when she was a teenager, and she never really stopped teaching—often having 20 or more piano students each week. Maxine carried this love of music into her college years, where she initially majored in organ performance at BYU before switching her major to elementary education. While at BYU, she was able to share her musical talents with many others as she performed with BYU musical groups for audiences around the country. She used her organ and piano talents throughout her life as she played for sacrament meetings, ward roadshows, elementary school plays, vocal performers, and numerous other events.
Maxine lived a full and active mortal life and will be greatly missed. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 700 South 2500 West, Syracuse, Utah. There will be a viewing from 10:00 am to 10:45 am, prior to the services at the Church. Interment will be at the Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Sandy, Utah. The service will be livestreamed via Zoom and can be accessed by clicking the "Watch Services" button above.
Guestbook/Condolences
Our thoughts and prayers are with Maxine’s family as they mourn an Amazing lady who has blessed so many lives including my family’s. We have special memories of her teaching our disabled son how to play the piano, which was something we thought he could never do.
Maxine told us of a vision she had during sacrament meeting of our son playing the organ and the spirit whispered to her that she needed to teach him piano. When she asked me if she could teach him, I wasn’t sure he could do it for his fingers didn’t move independently, but she insisted saying it’s the Lord’s will. She patiently worked with him. She would take each finger and help him press the keys, eventually he began to play and played the piano at his sisters baptism. Because of her he continues to play today. She never asked or would take money for her time. She always had treats for his younger siblings and me when we would pick him up. I will treasure all the stories she would tell me as we visited. She will always have a special place in our hearts!
I knew Maxine and Ron in Charlotte, North Carolina. Wonderful, loving people. Maxine taught two of my girls piano and was patient always with them. My son, Ronnie, bought a car from them and they were amazed when it made it all the way to Utah! Ha! Maxine was my mentor in music- I don’t have Maxine’s talent, but she gave me tips on my organ playing- so kind -so loving, plus we did a lot of music together- a privilege and honor for me.
To Ron and his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren- you had a great wife, mother and grandma- how lucky we all have been to have her in our lives!!