Wilma Maxine (Rinehart) Robertson

Wilma Maxine (Rinehart) Robertson, age 92, passed away April 10, 2022, at Barone Alzheimer’s Care Center, in Nevada, Mo.

She is survived by her son, Randy Robertson and wife, Nancy; daughter-in-law, Barbara Robertson; four grandchildren, Brett Robertson and wife, Rachel, Blake Robertson and wife, Janna, Brooke (Robertson) Knepper and husband, Matt Knepper, and Briana Robertson; and six great-grandchildren, Tyne Robertson, Niya Robertson, Natalie Robertson, Emiline Knepper, Benjamin Robertson and Beau Knepper. Maxine was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Robert Millard Robertson; a son, Rob Duane Robertson; two sisters, Margery Belle Pryor and Mary Helen Oyler; and her parents.

Maxine was born Dec. 27, 1929, in Richards, Mo., the daughter of Loren Blake Rinehart and Fay (Cline) Rinehart. Maxine attended Rinehart School through the eighth grade and graduated from Metz High School in 1947. She completed her education with an A.A. in accounting later in life. Maxine enjoyed playing basketball in high school and would occasionally tell a story about playing if you asked her to talk about it.

Maxine married Bob in 1948 and soon went to work at Farm and Home Savings in Nevada. She took 10 years off, beginning in 1956, when Rob was born to raise her two boys. Two years after returning to Farm and Home, Maxine and Bob opened Rob’s Western Wear on Cherry Street in Nevada. Maxine continued her work as well as helping run a business. After over 40 years of working outside the home, Maxine retired. She then tended flowers, researched genealogy, created greeting cards and kept busy being a loving Mom, Grandma and Great-Grandma.

Maxine was a life-long member of the Rinehart Christian Church and also attended the First Christian Church, in Nevada, for a time. She enjoyed gospel music up to the time of her passing.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, April 30, at Heuser Funeral Home in Rich Hill, Mo. Burial will follow at Newton Burial Park in Nevada, Mo.

Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in Maxine’s memory in care of Heuser Funeral Home, 320 E Walnut, Box 42, Rich Hill, Mo.