Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
Curtis Lile Maxwell buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery 092016
Curtis Lile Maxwell buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery 092016
Red, white and blue balloons, with one gold one, await release after the ceremony at Fort Bayard National Cemetery.
Curtis Lile Maxwell buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery 092016
Pallbearers, not in order, are Gabriel, Michael, Zach, Ian Maxwell, Brandon Chitwood, Matthew Curtis, Shewit Worton and Benji Salaiz.
Curtis Lile Maxwell buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery 092016
Staff Sgt. Maciel and Staff Sgt. Zurick, came from Delta Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines in El Paso to serve as honor guard.
Curtis Lile Maxwell buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery 092016
Maciel and Zurick begin to fold the flag.
Curtis Lile Maxwell buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery 092016
Almost complete.
Curtis Lile Maxwell buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery 092016
Maciel salutes the flag in honor of Maxwell.
Curtis Lile Maxwell buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery 092016
Maciel presents the folder flag to Maxwell's widow of 69 years, Anne Pennington Maxwell.
Curtis Lile Maxwell buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery 092016
Balloons are passed out to family members for releasing.
Curtis Lile Maxwell buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery 092016
Anne Maxwell releases the gold balloon.
Curtis Lile Maxwell buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery 092016
The balloons are released and begin to fill the sky.
Curtis Lile Maxwell buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery 092016
Maine Corps League Detachment 1328 stand with Maxwell's son, Paul, after the ceremony.
On a gray Tuesday morning, Sept. 20, 2016, a World War II veteran, Curtis Lile Maxwell, Jr. was laid to rest at Fort Bayard National Cemetery
Born July 11, 1924, he joined the Marine Corps in 1943, where he served in the Fifth Marine Division as an expert in the Signal Corps with Code Talkers on the island of Iwo Jima in World War II.
In Silver City, he was probably best known for owning the Maxwell House store on Hudson Street.
He leaves his wife of 69 years, Anne Pennington Maxwell, three sons, a daughter, 12 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, three great-great grandchildren and others for whom he became a father figure.
In addition to members of the local Marine Corps League Detachment 1328, who served as honor guard with a rifle volley salute, and the playing of Taps by Don Spann, Marine Honor Guard members, Staff Sgt. Jones, Staff Sgt. Maciel, Staff Sgt. Zurick and Lance Cpl. Neira attended the ceremony from Delta Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marines in El Paso, Texas.