Flowers of the Forest

Hertha Jane Maxwell, age 70, of Homewood, AL, died October 18, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Kenn F. Maxwell, parents, Sam Stone and Virgie Baker Stone, sister, Mary Stone Brown, father-in-law, George Nicholas Lagrone. Survivors include daughter, Karla French Maxwell of Century, FL; son, Charlton Ashley Maxwell of Birmingham, AL; mother-in-law, Loudell C. Lagrone; aunt, Charlene White of Hoover, AL. Visitation will be held from 12:30-1:00 p.m. prior to the funeral service. Funeral Service will be held Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at Rockco Funeral Home Chapel Montevallo, with burial in Montevallo Cemetery. Rockco Funeral Home Montevallo Directing

Alan John Reeder, Vice President and California Commissioner of the Clan Maxwell Society of the USA, died August 17, 2009 and will be buried at the Riverside, California, National Cemetery on September 16. He was 61 and is survived by his daughter Gretchen, grandson Zack Bertram, his mother Mary Reeder, brother Robert Reeder and Sister Janis DeBoard. A longtime CalTrans employee in Sacramento, California, Al was the leader of Clan Maxwell activities on the west coast for many years. He hosted Maxwell tents at several major Scottish festivals in California each year in addition to his leadership roles in the national organiation. We mourn his passing, but we are grateful for his leadership and, most of all, for his friendship over the years.