Allie Rose Maxwell age 97 of Galax, Virginia passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 in the Waddell Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mrs. Maxwell was born in Grayson County, Virginia on January 7, 1922 to Piper and Marth Ann Hairston Cox. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband William Anderson Maxwell; two daughters Dorothy L. Johnson and Allie Elaine Sydnor; three sisters and one brother.

She is survived by a son William K. Maxwell of Fort Washington, Maryland; daughter Sarrah L. Maxwell of Washington, DC;  four grandchildren Bernadine Dykes, Cheryl Maxwell; Joe  Gambel  and Gregory Hargrove; sister Lucy Franklin of Fanwood, New Jersey; two sisters-in-law Adrene Cox of Martinsville, Virginia and Ann Young of Galax, Virginia; several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM in the Vaughan-Guynn Chapel. Burial will follow in the Oldtown Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10:30 AM until time for the funeral service at the Vaughan-Guynn Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the family respectfully request donations be made to the Oldtown Cemetery Fund.