July 29, 1940 – February 12, 2025

Opal Maxine Hunziker, age 84, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, died unexpectedly Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at her home. She was born July 29, 1940, in Ft. Scott, the daughter of Leland Christy and Eileen Colvin Christy. Maxine graduated from the Uniontown High School. She married Donald Glen Hunziker in 1957. Maxine worked as a bookkeeper for Tower Metal for several years. She also kept the books for her family’s drilling and restaurant businesses, Max’s Enterprises and Max’s WAY Station. She enjoyed reading and crocheting. She was also an accomplished seamstress and made many outfits for her grandchildren. Maxine loved sports and was a great fan of the Dallas Cowboys and the KU Jayhawks. She also faithfully attended her grandchildren’s sporting events. Maxine loved time spent outdoors working in her yard and watching and feeding the birds and squirrels. She was currently attending the Fort Scott Church of the Nazarene.

Survivors include her son, David Hunziker of Kansas City, Missouri, thirteen grandchildren and several great and grandchildren. Also surviving are a son-in-law, Dwight Belcher, a daughter-in- law, Carol Hunziker both of Ft. Scott and two brothers, Gene Christy of Girard, Kansas and Sam Christy of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Maxine was preceded in death by her husband, Don, a daughter, Christie Belcher, a son, Doug Hunziker, a grandson, Drew Pelzer and two great-grandchildren, Noel Belcher and Tyler Claypool.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, February 21st at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday from10:00 A.M. until service time at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude’s Hospital and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft.
Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.