Maxine Mahoney

Maxine Tidwell Mahoney was born on February 26, 1923 in Wisner, Louisiana to Eugene and Arta (Armstrong) Tidwell. She passed from this life on Tuesday, April 1, 2009 in Jackson, Mississippi at the age of 86. She received the Holy Ghost at Kendricks Ferry at the age of ten and served God tenaciously for 76 years. On January 30, 1940 she married T.J. Mahoney.\ \ She and her husband founded a church in El Centro, California in 1954. Other pastorates included Church Point, Macon Ridge, Kings Community (Wisner), Kilbourne and Holden in the State of Louisiana. They also pastored in New Hebron and Brookhaven, Mississippi. They were assisting in Natchez at the time of Brother Mahoney's death in 1970.\ \ She was employed at Texas Bible College in Houston for 13 years, serving as Dietician and Ladies Dorm Supervisor. During this time she attended Life Tabernacle. Upon her retirement, she moved to Natchez and attended the church pastured by her son. For the past 19 years she has been a member of the First Pentecostal Church of Jackson.\ \ Sister Mahoney was predeceased by her parents, her husband, one daughter, Mary Jane, five sisters and one brother.\ \ She is survived by her children: Pat McNair of Florence, Mississippi, Norma and Mike McNair of Richland, Mississippi, Tim and Joan Mahoney of Moss Bluff, Louisiana; 6 grandchildren: Tanya Hanks, Michael McNair, Tommy Eubanks, John Eubanks, John Mahoney and Justin Mahoney. She is also survived by 12 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Bonnie Phillips of Bentley, Louisiana; one sister-in-law, Leta Kendrick of Vidalia, Louisiana; one brother-in-law, Finley Daniels of Natchez, Mississippi. \ \ Visitation will be Friday, April 3, 2009 from 12 until the 3:00 p.m. Funeral service at First Pentecostal Church of Jackson. Visitation is also scheduled for Saturday from 10 a.m. until the 1:00 p.m. Funeral service at Winnesboro United Pentecostal Church with interment in Oakley Cemetery, Gilbert, Louisiana. Officiating the Services will be Reverend Tim Mahoney, Bishop T.L. Craft, Reverend David Hale, Reverend Hansel Stanley, Reverend Charles Nugent, and Pastor Chris Craft.\