Maxine Jemison
June 8, 1933 - May 5, 2020
Maxine Vinnetta Jemison was born June 8, 1933 to Alma Pruitt and Frank Johnson, in Birmingham, AL. She attended Tuscaloosa County Training School and Henry Ford Hospital School of Nursing. For many years Maxine worked for Lynn Hospital, Lincoln Park, Michigan. She met Arthur Lee Jemison, and on April 30, 1992 they were married at the First Baptist Church West Princeton in Birmingham. In her leisure, she enjoyed going to the mall, reading, doing word puzzles and getting her hair and nails done. On May 5, 2020, the Lord called Maxine Vinnetta Jemison to eternal rest. She is preceded in death by both parents, her husband Arthur who passed away September 2, 2018, and her brother J.T. Johnson. She leaves to cherish her memory: - Children: Terrance "Terry" James McSwain (Sheryl) and Stanley McSwain (Ernestine); - Grandchildren: Terrance "Tee" James McSwain Jr., Calvin Q. McSwain, Stanley McSwain Jr., Nicholas A. McSwain, Katrina Hartley and Bianca Tolbert; and - Brother: Samuel "Sammy" George Johnson. She also leaves 10 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren, together with numerous nieces, nephews, other loving relatives and friends.
Maxine Vinnetta Jemison was born June 8, 1933 to Alma Pruitt and Frank Johnson, in Birmingham, AL. She attended Tuscaloosa County Training School and Henry Ford Hospital School of Nursing. For many years Maxine worked for Lynn Hospital, Lincoln... View Obituary & Service Information