Maxine K. Baisley, age 91, of Dayton, Tennessee, formerly of Crossville, passed away on March 11, 2024. She was born July 10, 1932, in Crossville, the daughter of Willie “Bill” and Mildred Svoboda Keyes. She worked several years as a church secretary and was a member of First Baptist Church of Dayton. She was a talented painter who gifted her dear friends and family with her beautiful paintings. She was a loving and supportive wife to her husband William of 68 years and a loving and nurturing mother to her children who were her world.

She is survived by her son: Timothy Lane Baisley of Dayton; daughter: Vivian Baisley of Cleveland, Tennessee; and brother-in-law: Bobby Baisley of Crossville.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: William C. Baisley; and seven siblings.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Hood Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. before the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pugh Cemetery.