Bea Maxwell; Writer for The Times
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A funeral service has been scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Old North Church at Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills, for Bea Maxwell, longtime columnist and feature writer for The Times. Mrs. Maxwell was 63 when she was found dead of respiratory complications at her Northeast Los Angeles home Nov. 11.
Among her other assignments, Mrs. Maxwell for many years had written the Involvement column for the newspaper’s Life & Style section (formerly View), where charitable and community organizations seek out volunteers.
Mrs. Maxwell’s survivors include a daughter, Monique, a son, Mark, and three brothers.
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