Ms. Maxine Stores Passed .The Homegoing Service for former Colorado Springs resident, Maxine L. Stores, will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Peace Lutheran Church, 1679 Columbia, Dr., Decatur, GA 30032. Her body will lie in state as the family receives friends one hour prior to the service.

A native of Yonkers, NY, Maxine Stores, 65, lived in Colorado Springs for 32 years and was one of six co-founders of the noted Sankofa synergistic dance and music group. After moving to Atlanta, she earned a degree from and became an employee of the Savannah School of Art and Design. Maxine died on September 12, 2015 from injuries that she sustained in a June, 2015 automobile accident.

Those who cherish her memory include: her son, Glenwood Johnson, Jr. (Sacramento, CA); brother, William Stores, Jr. (Raleigh, NC); other relatives and friends.

Arrangements by Grissom-Clark Funeral Home, 227 East Lake Dr., S.E.,Atlanta GA 30317 www.grissom-clarkfh.com. 404-373-3171.