Charles Anthony Maxwell

• Posted on: 12, 12, 2025
• By : David Brooks 
• Categories : Current Obituaries 
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Mr. Charles Anthony Maxwell age 68 of Lebanon passed away unexpectedly at his home December 11, 2025.  Anthony was born August 5, 1957, in Rutherford County, TN, son of the late Charles Andrew Maxwell and Jewell Wright Maxwell.

He was a 1975 graduate of Mt. Juliet High School.  He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and later the Nashville School of Law where he received his Doctor of Jurisprudence.  He began his working career with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.  He retired from Middle Tennessee Electric Corporation as Developmental Engineer in March of 2017 with thirty-seven years of service.  He was a member of Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church where he had served as an elder.

While at UT Anthony was a member of AGR fraternity.  He was a long-time member of Lebanon Golf and Country Club and Broken Arrow Archery Club.  He was an avid outdoorsman.  He loved hunting and playing golf and was an excellent archer.  Anthony will be remembered as a man with an excellent sense of humor and one who had a generous heart having helped many families in need.

Survivors include two sons: Adam (Mallory) Maxwell, Austin (Gabby) Maxwell; five grandchildren: Grace Ann, Charles Marshall, and Mary Alice Maxwell, Charlie Maxwell and Waylon Vanatta; four siblings: Regina Brown, Jeffrey (Kim) Maxwell, David (Kathy) Maxwell, and Dinita (Wayne) Beard.  He was also preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Derle Brown.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 1 p.m. from the Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 522 Castle Heights Ave., Lebanon, with Rev. Kevin Medlin officiating.  Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery.  Active Pallbearers: Adam, Austin, Tommy, Jeffrey and David Maxwell, Mike Hardin, Jeff Brockette, and Jim Alford.  Honorary Pallbearers:  Broken Arrow Archery Club, Elders and Deacons of Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and the Barn Boys.  Visitation Monday 3-7 p.m. at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home and Tuesday after 11 a.m. at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Broken Arrow Archery Club, 49 Winfree Ln, Brush Creek, TN 38547.

LIGON & BOBO FUNERAL HOME in charge of arrangements.