Obituary of Maxine Bond

Bond, Maxine Vincent, age 86, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008. She was born December 11, 1921 in Tulsa to Frank and Bertha (Moore) Vincent. Maxine graduated from Central High School in 1939 and was voted Miss Central High School XVIII. In 1943 she received her B.A. degree with Honors in Fine Arts from the University of Tulsa where she was also a member of Mortar Board and President of Kappa Delta Sorority. She was an internationally renowned restoration artist who studied at Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Maxine was married to the late Ridge Bond, "Mr. Oklahoma" star of the Broadway musical, "Oklahoma!". Mr. Bond preceded her in death in 1997. She toured Berlin with the cast for the U. S. State Department. She was elected to the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education, was Secretary of the Oklahoma Professional Theater Foundation, member of the T.U. Alumni Association and "Who's Who in Tulsa" and a longtime member of Trinity Episcopal Church. Maxine is survived by her son, Geoffrey V. Bond and Leannan Sith, Alice Wright, both of Tulsa; daughter, Pamela Bond-Simmons, of Brighton, CO; grandson, Christopher R. Simmons and granddaughter, Tally R. Simmons, both of Colorado; niece, Candace Wood and nephew, Mike Wood, both of Tulsa; dear friend and companion, Donald M. Frank, of Tulsa; and family member, Kedi Jo Bond of Tulsa. Service 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Trinity Episcopal Church with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Claremore, OK. Ninde Brookside Chapel 742-5556. www.ninde.com