MAXON, Dianna Lynn

The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ Wednesday, August 03, 2011 Dianna Lynn Maxon, wife of Douglas Maxon, daughter of Chuck and Mary Ott of Wickenburg, lost her three-year courageous battle with cancer. With her family by her side, God put his arms around her and took her home on July 24. Dianna was born in Watseka, Ill., on Sept. 22, 1956. As a young woman, she was a very good athlete. She loved swimming on her swim team. She also played volley ball and softball. She is a 1975 graduate of Paradise Valley High School in Phoenix. Dianna worked more than 10 years as an assembler for Honeywell Aerospace and Marine. During that time, she ran into an acquaintance from her youth - Doug Maxon. He was a neighbor of her best friend growing up. They began to date and he became the love of her life. They have been married for 21 years. After marrying Doug, Dianna became a stay-at-home wife and mother. During this time, she discovered her love of gardening. Before cancer hit her, she not only fed her family, but also her extended family and many of her neighbors. She is survived by her parents who raised her, Chuck and Mary Ott of Wickenburg; father Don Davis; step-mother Penny Davis; husband Douglas Maxon; daughter Gwen Thompson (Russell) and their children Marcus, Brandy, Sonia, Emma, Andrew and Abby; son Michael Flowers and his son Austin; daughter Kristin; sisters Denise Provaznik (John), Deana Lewis (Jim), Cathy Roberts; brother Dennis Kies (Tina); mother-in-law Betty Maxon; brothers-in-law Greg Maxon (Janine), Stewart Maxon (Donna) and Bruce Maxon (Audrey). She also had many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death was her father-in-law Harold Maxon, brother-in-law Roger Roberts, her maternal grandparents Francis and Veronica Sheppard, and her paternal grandparents Ted and Dorothy Davis. A memorial service will be held at the Mount Hope Assembly of God Church in Wickenburg on Monday (Aug. 1) at 1 p.m. After church services, a celebration of life will continue with a reception at the home of her parents Chuck and Mary Ott, 1225 S. Arroyo Vista Drive. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to cancer research. Arrangements are by David’s Desert Chapel Funeral Home of Wickenburg.