Mt. Vernon-Maxine Edwards, 70, of Mt. Vernon, died Friday December 28, 2012 at her home. Maxine was born December 18, 1942 in Greenville the daughter of William and Phyllis (Tompkins) Ryder. She grew up in Greenville and graduated from Greenville High School in1961. She attended IBM Business School in Portland and then returned to Greenville. She married George Edwards in 1963 and they lived at Pittston Farm for four years where George was a Maine Game Warden. She and George moved to Mt. Vernon where they raised their children and were an active part of their community. Maxine held a variety of jobs but her work as a case worker for Uplift was the most fulfilling and rewarding to her. She had a kind and generous heart and was always helping and taking care of others, often sending secret gifts to those in need. She spoke her mind freely and truthfully and loved deeply and unconditionally. She was the life of the party and will be remembered for her love of life and people. She was a great friend to many. She was predeceased by her son, Billy, in 1972 and her husband, George, in 2009. She will be deeply missed by her daughters, Rebecca Hooper and her husband, Stephen, of Vienna and Amy Edwards and her significant other, Chris Osgood, of New Vineyard, and her granddaughters, Taylor Berry of New Vineyard and Clarissa Hooper of Vienna and many friends of all ages. Friends and relatives are invited to an informal gathering to celebrate Maxine’s life on Saturday, January 5, 2013, from 2-4 p.m. at her home, 262 Belgrade Road, Mt. Vernon. Memorial donations may be made in Maxine’s memory to Mt. Vernon Rescue, 6 Belgrade Road, Mt. Vernon, ME 04352 or Franklin county Animal Shelter, 550 Industry Road, Farmington, ME 04938 Arrangements are in the care of Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin Street, Winthrop. Memories, condolences, photos and videos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of our website at www.khrfuneralhomes.com