Maxine was born September 3, 1933 to Owen and Nora Mousley in Riverton, Utah. She died peacefully in her sleep, incident to old age, May 21, 2020. She married Glenn Lamar Butterfield July 1, 1952. Together they had five children: Kent (Colette) Butterfield, Shauna (Rick) Dumont, Cheri (Joe) Sato, Blayne (Paula) Butterfield, and Colett (Tim) McKissick. She is survived by her sister Sharon Taylor, 16 grandchildren, and 29 great grandchildren. Maxine was preceded in death by her parents, sister (Jo Ann), husband, daughter (Shauna), and a brother-in-law (Robert Taylor). A viewing will be held Thursday May 28, 2020 from 6-8 PM at the Broomhead Funeral Home, 12600 S 2200 W, Riverton, UT. A private funeral service for immediate family will be held. Internment Herriman Cemetery.
Maxine enjoyed growing up in Bluffdale, Utah, on a family farm. She loved growing up with so many family members around her. She often talked of all the fun that she had with many cousins, grandparents, aunts, uncles and other family members around her. She was a little disappointed when her parents built a home and moved their family to Riverton. She missed her extended family! At that time, the family consisted of her parents, her sister Jo Ann, and herself. Jo Ann became ill and died of cancer when she was 16. Maxine was 14 at that time. This was a difficult thing for her as she was the only child left in her family at that time. Her parents decided to have another child, Sharon, and Maxine has always been so thankful to have Sharon as her sister. They have remained great friends all these years! She has expressed her appreciation for Sharon to all of her children many, many times!
Maxine graduated from Jordan High School in 1951. After graduation she worked as a secretary for the Primary Board of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. During this time, she also developed a relationship with a young man named Lamar. They later married on July 1, 1952, in the Logan, Utah, Temple. She and Lamar had discussions about how they both wanted to have several children. This was a priority for her, and soon they decided to start their family. Unfortunately, she struggled with some of her pregnancies. This deterred her from having a big family for a little while, but it didn’t stop her. She made sacrifices and went through some difficulties to bring the five children she had into this world. According to her, these are some of her greatest blessings. Maxine and Lamar raised their children in Riverton and South Jordan.
The most important thing to Maxine was her family. She loved serving and loving them. However, when the children needed to be disciplined, she would ask them, “Do you want me to get the wooden spoon out?” She would get it out and barely paddle their backside. This worked when the children were younger, but not so much as they became teenagers.
Maxine and Lamar had a unique way of working together. However, if they didn’t agree on something, they would just try to tolerate each other concerning that issue. For example, she showed great respect and patience for him by dealing with his love of animals, especially chickens. She let him do his thing even though it wasn’t hers. She taught all of her children through this example.
Maxine worked as a school secretary for many years and retired from the Jordan School District in 1997. She worked a few years at Jordan High School, her alma mater. She let all her “Bingham Miner” children know that. Deep down she became a “Miner” because of her children.
Maxine was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She served in many callings in the church, including Primary president, Relief Society president, family history callings, a worker at the Jordan River Temple, a faithful and dedicated visiting teacher, along with many other callings. She had a strong testimony of Jesus Christ, and through her actions, directed others to the Savior. She supported Lamar in his many callings as well, even when it was not the easiest thing to do.
Maxine loved to do things for her home. She loved to do craft work, sew, crochet, ceramics, and housework. She loved to clean, much to the chagrin of her children. She also liked to be in nature and to see all of God’s great creations. She liked working in the yard as well.
Maxine also enjoyed spending time with her friends. Once a month, she and some of her friends had “Club”. This was a huge deal and was important to her. The family always dreaded when it would be held at their house because the house was off limits for the day and evening. These ladies would laugh and talk late into the night.
When Lamar passed away suddenly in 2008, Maxine went through some challenging times for the remainder of her life. Her health presented challenges as well as her need to overcome the loneliness that she felt with Lamar’s passing. She also had to deal with losing her daughter, Shauna. This one was difficult for her to understand. While she had questions and difficulties, she turned to the Savior to find strength and peace. She forged a great love and appreciation for Jesus Christ and his mission to carry out the plan of salvation. She tried to connect with others as much as she could with her limitations.
Her children watched several individuals come to visit her and pay their respects the last few days of her life. These were people she had impacted while living at Legacy for four years. With Lamar’s passing, Maxine became more willing to reach out to others first. Lamar was a natural at this and she was content to let him do so. However, she eventually became more assertive in reaching out to others. While these were difficult years, Maxine used them to become a better person and looked for ways to be useful. The most important things to Maxine were her family, the gospel of Jesus Christ, and friends. She loved serving and loving them.
Our family would like to express our sincere appreciation and thanks to all of the staff at Legacy in South Jordan, Aspire Hospice – especially Janet, and Dr. Pinkerman for their kind loving care for Maxine the last four years! She will miss you all and all her friends at Legacy. Thank you!!! Cheri and Colett helped Maxine a tremendous amount the last years of her life. They took her to many doctor appointments, chemo treatments, and made sure she had all that she needed. Maxine really did appreciate all that they did for her. Kent and Blayne are extremely grateful for all that they did to help Maxine be comfortable. Thank you, ladies!!!
Maxine, your children thank you for everything! They find great peace knowing that you are happy. Peace be with you until we meet again
