J. Maxine Magoon, 89, formerly of Findlay, died at 7 p.m. Dec. 16, 2008, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community, St. Marys.

She was born May 19, 1919, in Steubenville, to Marshall and Margaret Walker Cooper. On April 12, 1940, she married Robert Ashley Magoon, who survives at Otterbein.

Also surviving is a daughter, Margaret Magoon McGowan, Phillips, Maine; two grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

She retired from the Findlay Public Library, where she worked the front desk for many years. A 1937 graduate of Findlay High School, she attended Findlay College and was a member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church, Findlay.

Private services will be held in Phillips.

Condolences may be left at Millerfuneralhomes.net.