Ethel "Maxine" Stroud Iles

October 11, 1932 - October 19, 2017

Ethel “Maxine” Stroud Iles, 85, was born October 11, 1932 in Florien, the daughter of Marion “Jack” and Ethel Corley Mothershed Stroud, passed away October 19, 2017 in a local hospital. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Harold Iles, Sr.; son, Harold Iles, Jr. (Patricia); daughter, Mollie Iles Miller (Ronnie); sister, Nelwyn Barbier; son-in-law, Mike Dickson; grandchildren, Travis Miller (Lisa), Joan M. Kelley (Galan), Diana Dickson and Evan Iles; great-grandchildren, Kaylee & Kelsie Miller, Justin & Matthew Rodriguez, Kenadi, Kiera, Mollie & Maddie Kelley; nieces & nephews, Paul Barbier, Ann Glass (Berk), Ricky (Cindy), Nancy & Sam Iles (Denise), Kathy Benkert, Rhonda Orazio (David), Johanna Westermeyer, Lisa Sass (David) and Raymond Commander (Connie). She is predeceased by her parents; daughter, Susan Iles Dickson; brothers, Alton Mothershed, George, Larcie & Otis Stroud; sister, Nellie May Stroud; great-granddaughter, Avery Faith Kelley. Maxine was a graduate of Florien High School and attended Northwestern State University. She was a member of Eastridge Baptist Church. God and family were the most important to her and she loved giving of herself to others. Visitation begins Sunday, October 22, 2017 in Johnson & Brown Funeral Home – Iowa, from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. and will resume Monday in the funeral home from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. Funeral services are Monday, October 23, 2017 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Alan Weishampel officiating. Burial will follow in Sugartown Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Eastridge Baptist Church Building Fund, 5400 Highway 397, Lake Charles, LA 70615.