Background
Killingsworth, Maxine Armatha was born on April 29, 1935 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Daughter of Marshall Raphael and Jewel Catherine (Robertson) Reliford.
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Maxine Armatha Killingsworth
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Maxine Armatha Killingsworth, American Special education educator. Certified elementary teacher, special educational teacher, Texas, Wisconsin. Fort Worth Indiana School District grantee, 1986; recipient Music Ministry Svc. award Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1980, Svc. award Mount Hermon Baptist Church, 1986, Campfire Girls, Inc., 1960.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Bethune-Cookman College, 1957; teaching certified, N. Texas State University, 1957; Master of Education, Prairie View U., 1960; postgraduate, Texas Christian U., 1971-1975.
Career
Classroom teacher, Fort Worth Indiana School District, 1958-1963, 64-90; classroom teacher, Fort Worth Indiana School District, since 1997; classroom teacher, Milwaukee Public Schools, 1964. Private piano teacher, Fort Worth, 1966-1976.
Achievements
Membership
Organist, pianist, minister of music Mount Hermon Missionary Baptist Church, Ft.Worth, since 1986,, director of music, since 1985, director Baptist training union, since 1976. Chairman Black Arts Festival, 1961. Campaign secretary John Hill for Governor, Fort Worth.
Member Fort Worth Classroom Teacher Association (Teacher of Year 1961, faculty rep.1958-1962), National Education Association, Texas State Teacher Association, Council for Exceptional Children, Bethune-Cookman Alumni Association, Delta Sigma Theta (president Fort Worth alumnae chapter 1961-1965, Leadership award 1984).
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Married Prince B. Oliver Junior, June 16, 1963 (divorced). Married Lee Killingsworth Junior, September 4, 1975. 1 child, Saladin Charles.
