Maxine Wright

Maxine Wright, 79, of Miracle, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at the Middlesboro ARH. She was born in Pineville on October 8, 1947, the daughter of the late Brown Lee and Viola Howard Wilson. Maxine proudly served her country in the United States Army as a Medical Corpsman. Maxine believed in the Pentecostal faith and was a member of Fourmile Pentecostal Church and Black Star Pentecostal Church. She enjoyed gardening. Maxine was a beloved waitress at Engle's Drive-In.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Pearlie Jean Wilder and Linda Gail Boatright, and her nephew, Charles Wayne Boatright.

Maxine is survived by her sons, Jimmy Howell of Miracle, and Ronnie and Amy Howell of Middlesboro; sister, Geraldine Howard of Pathfork; grandson, Dylan Ray Howell of Middlesboro; bonus grandson, John Cantrell of Middlesboro; nieces, Melissa and Bill Engle, Jr., Elizabeth Boatright, and Shannon Boatright; nephew, Robert Boatright; great-nephew, Matthew Baker; great-nieces, Brianna Gonzales and Hannah Barnett; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at Arnett & Steele Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Engle, Jr. presiding. Burial will be at 10:00 AM on Wednesday at the Cubbage Cemetery with family and friends serving as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 5:00 PM until the funeral hour at Arnett & Steele Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Pineville, which is honored to serve the Wright Family.