JoAnn Maxwell Obituary

Happy Birthday To You!!!
If you were here this would´ve been your 75th Birthday.
I know you are in Heaven celebrating your great day, your born date.
Missing you so much.
Happy Birthday Sis....

Sis
Today makes fourteen years since you gained your wings and fly away to Heaven. Not a day goes by without me thinking of you. Missing you so much my dear sister. You fought a good fight, but God needed you in HIS Kingdom.
Love You My Sis

Sis
Missing You!!!!

Happy Mother´s Days in Heaven to my Sweet Sister. Missing you so Much!!!!!

Sis
Today I am celebrating Your Birthday again without You. Today is Your Day! Although You are not here physically, You are here with me in Spirit.
Missing You So Much Sis!!!
Happy Birthday!!!!!

Merry Christmas in Heaven my Sweet Sister.
Missing You!!!!!!

You gained your Wings on this date 8/29.
I really missed you so much. My heart hurts!

My Sweet, Sweet Sister
Today makes thirteen years since you gained your wings and it seems like yesterday.
My heart lone for you every moment of the day. I know that you and Carolyn are having a good time flying around Heaven.
Missing You So Much!!!!!

Missing you so much today.
Happy Valentine´s Day in Heaven Sis!

Sis
Happy Valentine´s Day in Heaven. Missing you so much. I know you are in Heaven planning your Big Celebration for this day as usual. You always celebrate every holiday with so much love.
Missing You Sis.

Sis
Mildred is now with you all in Heaven. Knowing you, you are holding her hands flying from mansion to mansion showing off your sister saying "this is my sister Mildred". Continue to fly around Heaven you are at Peace.
Missing You So Much!!!!!

Hey Sis
I´m trying, but this is hard. Missing you so much.
Love and Missing you so much!!!!

My Beautiful Sister
Today would´ve been your seventy third Birthday if you were still here.
"Happy Birthday In Heaven".
I know you are celebrating your day flying from mansion to mansion with so much Joy and Happiness.
This is your Day of Celebration.
Missing you so much my heart is aching.
You My Beautiful Sister.

Happy New Year in Haven My Dear Sister. This is so hard, but God knows I am trying, but this isn´t easy.
Love You and Missing You So Much. My heart aches so much for You!

Happy New Year In Heaven Sis. Missing you so much. Another year is coming in without you. This so hard, but I´m trying. Everyday is a struggle so I put the smiles on my face pretending that I am okay which I´m not.
"Happy New Year In Heaven"
Love and Misses You So Much!

Merry Christmas in Heaven my dear Sister.
Oh how I missed you so much. You loved the Holidays and always decorating. I know your lights are shinning so bright right now in Heaven.
Missing you so much.

Missing You!!!!!

Missing you so much, Sis.
This is so hard!!!!!!!!

Sis
Today October 1, 2023 nothing changed from the other days. Looking forward to one day my heart would allowing me to accept things I cannot changed. Missing my sisters until my heart hurts to the core.
#AchingHeart

Sis
Missing You So Much!!!!!!!!
Wishing You Were Here.....
#AchingHeart

Sis,
Right now I need you so much. God hep me to see that light at the end of this tunnel. My heart is so heavy and I am so lonely.
#AchingHeart
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Happy Easter In Heaven. Oh what a time you all are having up there. Miss you so Much Sis.

Happy Valentines Day to my Oldest Sister. You are not here with me physically, but forever living in my heart. Missing you so MUCH!!!

Happy Valentines Day to my Oldest Sister. You are not here with me physically, but forever living in my heart. Missing you so MUCH!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Heaven. I know in my heart that this does not reflect the heavenly flow because every day is Sunday in Heaven.
Miss you Sis....

Missing you so much Sis. My heart aches so much for you.
Love you My Oldest Sis,
Odessia

My Sis,
August 29th makes ten years since you departed this world for your Heavenly Home. Oh how my heart aches so much for you. If I could have one wish, I would ask for my sisters to returned. Although I was there when you took your last breath, I did not wanted to say good bye because i didn´t wanted you to go.
Sometimes I sit and smile to myself as I thought of our conversation especially you calling asking me to give you a wake up call. That was funny because I used to sing "wake up little Josey". You would say "I´m up so stop singing". Oh how I wish for those days again.
There is not a day goes by without me thinking of you. I know that you are one of my Angels watching over and protecting me.
I miss you sooooo Much!!!!!
Happy Heavenly Anniversary .
Odessia

Missing you so much.
Odessia Porter

My Dear Sister
Another Holiday Weekend without you. Missing you so much and Oh how I lone for a conversation with you.
The love that we shared for each other is so deep and yet my inner Spirit tells me that you Two are watching over me from Heaven above protecting me along the way.
Ever since my Two Sisters (JoAnn and Carolyn) went away life has never been the same and yet it comfort me to know that one day we’ll be together again.

My Sweet Sis,
Happy Heavenly Mother´s Day. Missing you more than ever.
Odessia

Happy Heavenly Resurrection Day. I miss you so much.

Odessia

Sis,
Today is your Birthday. Sending you one dozen of Red Roses picked by God from the beautiful garden that is in Heaven and place in your arms with a hug and kiss on your cheeks from me.
You always celebrates your birthday and I know you are celebrating this special day up in Heaven.
My heart aches for you everyday. I know you and Carolyn are having so much fun together.
Miss you so Much.
Odessia

Sis,
Today is your Birthday. Sending you one dozen of Red Roses picked by God from the beautiful garden that is in Heaven and place in your arms with a hug and kiss on your cheeks from me.
You always celebrates your birthday and I know you are celebrating this special day up in Heaven.
My heart aches for you everyday. I know you and Carolyn are having so much fun together.
Miss you so Much.
Odessia

Hi Sis,
Happy New Year!!
I know you are having a ball in Heaven celebrating as you always do everyday.
I miss you all so much. Until we meet Again....
Odessia

Sis,
Merry Christmas in Heaven!

Another year Another Christmas without you. On Christmas Eve how Carolyn and I do our shopping for Christmas Dinner. Oh what a joy that was. Calling you and talking about what we were preparing. I didn´t do anything for Christmas since Carolyn bid me good bye and fly I away home with God.

Oh how lonely I am without you and Carolyn here with me. Things are not the same and will never be. At times I just wants to crawl under a rug and hide hoping when I comes out everything will back with you and Carolyn here with me Celebrating Life. I really miss you and Carolyn so much until my heart hurts.
Odessia

My heart is so heavy right now missing you so much.
Happy Birthday Sis, Love You.

Happy Heavenly Birthday Sis. Missing you more tan ever. Soar your wings and fly ALL around heaven. Love you and miss you so much.

Happy Heavenly Birthday Sis,
Life is not the same since you went away, but I know that you are having fun in your glorious place. Everyday Day is a Special Day and your Birthday in Heaven. When you were here on earth you enjoyed your Special Day of Celebration.
I think of you all the time missing you and wishing that you were still here. God's plan for you was much bigger and better than being here. If tears could bring you back, you would be here with me right now. My heart lone for you every day. Continue to soar your wings and fly around Heaven. You were the greatest sister that anyone could ask for. Missing you and Wishing You a Happy Heavenly Birthday.

I Love You.
Happy eight anniversary in Heaven to my Oldest Sister. I Miss you so much.
Remembering the last days of your life. Always being at your bedside. How the three of us had our assigned days. I wanted to be there all the time spending every moment with you. I was being selfish always wanting to be there having my private moment. I didn't understand it then, but now I do. Although the last stroke left you nonverbal, you understood everything by squeezing our hands, blinking your eyes and even smiling when I tried to be funny. I remember praying with you, you held my hand tightly and the tears of oneness with God understanding his words, being in God's presence of knowing felled from your eyes. I knew then that you were at peace, but I didn't want to let you go. Your spirit was saying to me to let go, but I didn't wanted to. Oh God, I miss you!!!!
I miss you so much.
Your Sis
Odessia

My Dear Sister,
You gained your wings August 29th 2011. It seems like yesterday. The joy of being your little sister made me the proudest woman that I could ever be.
You never say goodbye. You slipped away in the twinkling off an eye. If tears could build a stairway to Heaven, there are enough to climb up there sit and talk with you. I miss you so much and the hurt will never go away. People say it will get better as the time goes by, but it doesn't really. The hurt becomes deeper and deeper.
Oh how I wait for your call or we visiting each other. When you called, you always say Baby Girl, guess what? I miss that so much not hearings your voice saying that anymore. You always had a joke to tell me that would cheers me up when I was sad. You always say that God did wanted us to be sad, so why was I giving the joy that was given to me by Hod away. One advice that you gave me is that I am the point of power I can indulge in it or tune it off. Thanks for those words of encouragement, now I am using them.
There were never a dulled moment when you were around. You always say that life was a party and God wanted us to be happy living it and Praise HIM also. I am trying so hard to live life to the fullest, but it is hard without you and Carolyn here to enjoy the fun.
I Love You My Dear Sis in life and even Love You More in Death. Rest peacefully in the arms of God.
Love your Baby Sister
Odessia Porter-Gadsden

Missing you more and more everyday.
Odessia

Hey Sis,
Today is my Birthday. I remember how much you love Birthdays. It is sad because it doesn't feel the same without you. You always made me feel so special on my special day. Calling me with a joke and at the end saying I love you Baby Girl, I really miss that. That was the love that I wanted to hear and you knew exactly how to make me feel good by saying it. Miss you my Sweet Sis.
Love you my Sis

Happy Belated Valentine's Day in Heaven, my dear Sister. Miss and love you so much.

Today is so emotional for me. Never in this life that I thought that I would be alone. Both of my sisters are in Heaven with God. There are times like today that I just wanted to have a conversation with you and Carolyn and I find myself in tears because neither one of you are here. I know all about Gods plan and Gods plans are never like humankind plans. This road that I am walking through alone is not an easy road. There are so many hills to climb and tears to shed. If the tears that I am shedding could bring you and Carolyn back, oh what a joy it would be. Never in this life that I thought that both of my sisters would depart for their Heavenly Home.
Love and Miss you Two
Odessia

Happy 68th Birthday In Heaven Sis.
I miss you and Carolyn so much. There is so much hurt inside of me from the loss of my ONLY TWO sisters. Mom uses to tell us all the time to take care of each other and that's what we did. I can truly say that you two were the best sisters and thank you God for placing us together.
Your Baby Sis
Odessia

Today made seven years since you went away from me. I feel the pain of losing you like it just happens today. My heart aches so much for you and Carolyn. We were always like three peas in a pod. If tears could bring you back, I would have you here today with me. Loving and missing you like crazy.
Odessia

Happy 4th of July in Heaven Sis. Missing you.

Missing you like crazy. Here it is approaching another Holiday without you. I am smiling thinking about you and the Holidays. I know that you are watching over me from above saying "Baby girl, you got this".
Love and miss you Sis.
Odessia

Oh girl how I miss you. My heart aches for you and Carolyn daily. Only if I could get you both back for a short while life would be so much easier.

HELLO MOM THIS IS UR SON ROBERT I MISS U SO MUCH IT'S NOT FUNNY I AM SO SAD THAT UR GONE I MISS EVERYTHING THAT WE USE TO DO I LOVE I MOM UR SON ROBERT

Mama I miss and love you very much. I'm trying my best to do good for you. I promise.

To the Porter family; I am truly sorry for your loss. Hope you all are doing well. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

My sweet, sweet sister;
My heart is aching, tears are falling and OH how I want to talk with you again my dear sister. I would love to hear your sweet, sweet voice. I missed you so much and the long, lengthy conversation talking about nothing. OH how I missed you calling me saying “baby girl, guess what?” I never thought that you would depart this life so soon. I love you so much my dear sister. Memories of you will live in my heart forever. GONE SO SOON!

Odessia

Our hearts go out to you at this time and in the days ahead.

Odessia,
I did not get a chance to make it to the funeral, but call me. I have something to ask you. 8036788126.
Jerome

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

We were so sorry to hear of the loss of your loved one. We're sending you a hug from afar.

To the Porter-Maxwell Family...My prayers are with you during this time of sorrow. She will truly be missed! Stay strong and hold on to God's unchanging hand.

To The Porter-Maxwell Family.God will give you children and your Family the knowledge to understand,the strength to go on and the love to stay together.Love Your Mother dearest friend Maxine

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.

May the peace of God be with the family. Just allow yourself to see her free and happy as I did when I lost my mother a week ago. She is now free to live a unlimited life no more struggling to survive, free to go and come as she pleases. So feel the the joy of her dropping that worn out body and share the joy of her freedom.

May God Bless all of you.Maxine ,Gail,Ruby,Pat,Lusia,Marie

To the Porter Family:

I first met Mildred when her brother, Walter, made his transition. You can see that I have known her for many years, approximately 22. When I last saw her, she was at her sister’s funeral service. She was happy to see me. We chatted briefly, but she appeared to look well; I had no idea that she was really in a declining state, though she was in a wheelchair. However, as a consolation to you all who are left to walk this road we call life experience, death of the physical body occurs when the body is dropped from the mind. The body is not based on Truth. The body lives in the mind, not the mind in the body. Therefore, when the body has become so weakened that the soul therein decides not to wait for the Life Force to heal it, it is a paradoxical tool called death through which we can enter the portal of eternal life and become free and unlimited in Oneness with God. The only Truth there is comes from what God has created, Spirit. That is why Qohelet says: “Vanity, vanity, vanities of all vanity.” The transliteration of that is: “It is absurd to think that you could live outside the will of God; everything is vapor, breath, Spirit.” We were created in the image-likeness of God and remain in that image-likeness when we release the body through which Spirit-Soul expresses, and go into invisibility.

Bid JoAnn a goodnight-morning; she lives somewhere beyond the sunset where there is eternal Light.

“Though her soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect Light. She loved the stars too fondly, to be fearful of the night.”

To the Porter/Maxwell Family: I have no adequate words of consolation except that I know HE will take the pain away!!! I pray that you will hold each other tightly as you draw strength, love, grace and mercy, from the LORD... remembering and cherishing the good times together.

As you reflect on the memories of your life with Aunt JoAnn, please remember that "GOD WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU..HE KNOWS HOW IT FEELS TO HAVE A BROKEN HEART. HE KNOWS HOW MUCH YOU NEED COMFORT AND HEALING. BUT HE WON'T HURRY YOU OR ASK YOU TO FEEL BETTER UNTIL YOU ARE READY. HE SIMPLY PROMISES TO BE THERE BY YOUR SIDE, COMFORTING YOU ALWAYS."
I love you all.

Sondra Maxine (Lewis) Campbell & Family.

TO THE PORTER FAMILY, YOU HAVE MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY. MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE.

To the Porter Family: May you find comfort in the loving arms of the Lord. We are lifting you in prayer.

Apostle Gertie Smalls-Ford
&
The Smalls Family

Michelle I am sorry to hear about your loss. May God give you and your family strength during this difficult time. Weeping endures at night, but joy comes in the morning. Remember all the good times that you have shared with your mother. Gwendolyn (Rincon, GA.)

To The Porter Family,

I heartfelt love and sympathy are with you in your time of sorrow. Remember Earth has no sorrow that Heaven can not heal. Trust God who is able to see you through. I was much younger, but I remember those days in "The LANE" Baptist Hill.

TO MICHELLE AND FAMILY I AM SORRY TO HEAR OF YOUR LOST. MAY THE GRACE OF GOD KEEP YOU ALL STRONG. YOUR MOM WILL BE MISSED BUT JUST LOOK TO GOD AND REMEMBER THE GREAT TIMES THAT WAS SPENT BECAUSE SHE WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON, AND LOVED BY MANY. BE BLESSED.

Michelle and Family,
Sorry to hear of your loss. May God truly comfort and strengthen you all during your time of bereavement. Look to the hills from whence cometh your help and cherish the wonderful memories you have of her.
Love and Prayers,

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

To the family of our beloved Joan. On behalf of the Gabe and Lewis family, we extend our deepest sympathy. May our Lord and Savior continue to strengthen you daily. We will miss Joan, but she will never be forgotten. Remember she is not gone, she is only sleeping.

To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.

Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome you."

It's good to have you back again; you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on.
I need you here badly; you're part of my plan.
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man.

God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight.
God and I are closest to you....in the middle of the night.

When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.

I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o'er.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.

There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too...
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.

If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night......"My day was not in vain."
And now I am contented....that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.

So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street, and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.

And when it's time for you to go.... from that body to be free,
remember you're not going.....you're coming here to me.

Ruth Ann Mahaffey (author)
©Copyright 1998

To the Porter and Maxwell Family, you have my deepest sympathy. I meet Joann in New York, She was a sweet person alwaws smiling and making you laugh. To be absent in the body is present with the Lord. She's in a better place. may her soul rest in peace.

I am so sorry for your loss, you all have my deepest sympathy.

Hello Odessa,
I am sorry for your loss, and may you and Carolyn along with the other family members look to God for strength and comfort.
Jerome Miller

To Robert & family, I truly am sorrow for lost. But she is smiling in heaven. May god bless ya.