LINCOLNTON -- Mrs. Maxcine Thelma Mace Alexander, age 76, of 2067 Bill Lynch Road, Lincolnton died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, peacefully at home with her children by her side.

Her funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the First Wesleyan Church in Lincolnton with Rev. Tommy Wright and Rev. J.V. Allen officiating. Her body will lie in state 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Friday at Warlick Funeral Home.

Mrs. Alexander was born in Lincoln County and was the daughter of the late Robert and Bertie Lee Hoyle Mace. She was also preceded by her husband Melvin B. Alexander. Mrs. Alexander was a retired seamstress.

She is survived by two sons, Chad Alexander of Lincolnton and Lynn Scott Alexander of Lincolnton; three daughters, Pam Cody of Lincolnton, Leslie Bishop of Vale and Lydia Clark of Crouse; two sisters, Dorothy Hedspeth of Lincolnton and Joyce Pope of Lincolnton; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorials be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 107 N. Cedar Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092.

Warlick Funeral Home in Lincolnton is serving the Alexander family.