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Marie Thoannes Maxwell

October 27, 1935 — January 2, 2017

Marie Thoannes Maxwell, 81, of McLean, VA, passed away in her home Monday, January 2, 2017. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 7th from 10:00-11:00 am, Fry Funeral Home, Tipton, with funeral service to begin immediately following, at 11:00 am. A memorial fund in Marie's honor has been established. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. Marie was born on October 27, 1935 in Hanoi, Vietnam and was the daughter of Paul Thoannes and Nguyen Thi Minh. She attended schools in Vietnam, graduated from high school from the Lycee Pavie in Vientiane, Laos and studied at the University of Hawaii. She was married to Dayton Louis Maxwell in Bangkok, Thailand on July 12, 1961. Dayton served in the U.S. government foreign service in Chad, Niger, Bosnia, and Iraq through 2003. Marie served as a French teacher in U.S. Embassies, plus taught Christian literacy and leatherwork to handicapped children in Niger, being called the "mother of the handicapped". She grew to become a strong Christian evangelist. Dayton and Marie subsequently made their home in McLean, Virginia. Marie is survived by her husband, Dayton Maxwell, formerly of Tipton, her son, David Maxwell of McLean, Virginia, her daughter, Diane Drenter of Sellersburg, Indiana; grandchildren, Joshua, Luke and Rachel Drenter; sisters, Yvonne Adam of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Angeline Thoannes of Marseille, France, Alice Rasmussen of Bangkok, Thailand, Josephine Cobham of Marseille, France and Claire Thoannes of Marseille, France; her brother, Henri Thoannes of Reims, France. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Suzanne Madden.

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