Maxine "Ke-Wah-Ka-Mo-Kuah" Hinkle, 84, of the Kickapoo reservation, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020 at the Hiawatha Community Hospital. She was born on September 4, 1936 on the Kickapoo Reservation, the daughter of Benjamin and Irene McGossie Cadue.

Maxine was a homemaker, worked for the Kickapoo Trading Post Cafe, Kickapoo Senior Citizens and the Powhattan Cafe before going to work for the Golden Eagle Casino in the housekeeping department until she retired. She first married Robert Dryer, after he passed away in 1962, she married Lee Thomas Hinkle in Miami, Oklahoma on July 29, 1966. Lee preceded her in death on July 2, 2017. She was a member of the Kickapoo Tribe, Kennekuk Church and the Kickapoo American Legion Auxiliary Post #415.

Survivors include a son, Benjamin "Bo" Dryer of Horton, Kansas; three daughters, LeAnn (Robert) Brown of Horton, Kansas, Karen Thomas of Horton, Kansas and Marichu (Tim) Oliver of Horton, Kansas; two sisters, Marlene (Elmer) Jeannotte of Horton, Kansas and Eunice Tucker of Horton, Kansas and five grandchildren.

The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, October 23, 2020 at the Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at the Kennekuk Cemetery on the Kickapoo Reservation. A special message may be sent to the family at www.dishon-maple-chaney.com