Harriet Eloise Baxter

WINONA LAKE – Harriet Eloise Baxter, 84, Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, passed away Sept. 2, 2015. She was born April 16, 1931, in Greenville, S.C., a daughter of the late Rev. Harold Eugene and Lucille Collins Cunningham Sr., and her stepmother, the late Grace Johnson Cunningham. On Dec. 24, 1952, she married Wendell Duane Baxter, who preceded her in death. She accepted Christ as Savior at age 8. Her love for the Lord was expressed through faithful devotion to her husband, family and church ministries, including the many duties of a pastor’s wife, Christian education worker, Vacation Bible School teacher/director, music ministry and hostess. After retiring in 1996 from Christian radio work, the couple enjoyed RV-ing in the South and volunteering with Wycliffe Bible Translators. They were members of Maple Valley Community Church, Suring, Wis. She moved to Grace Village in 2013 to be nearer to her family. She is survived by two daughters, Sandra (and spouse David) Malley, Minneapolis, Minn., and Debra (and spouse James) Rothhaar, Ligonier; a son, Anthony (and spouse Patricia) Baxter, Cincinnati, Ohio; three sisters: Pat, Mary Lou, Margaret Linda; one brother, Harold Jr.; 11 grandchildren: Bryan (and spouse Denae) Malley, Benjamin (and spouse Monica) Malley, Joel (and spouse Sarah) Rothhaar, Jenna Rothhaar, Anna Rothhaar, Tyler Rothhaar, Carie (and spouse James) Semenko, Heather (and spouse Brett) Hay, Shelby Baxter, Andrew Baxter, Anthony Baxter; seven great-grandchildren: Addison and Bennett Hay, Lyle and Harvey Malley, Liam Malley, Austin and Audrey Semenko. She also was preceded in death by a sister, Mildred. A gathering of friends and family will be at Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake at 1 p.m. Thursday with Chaplain Bryan Benjamin officiating. An interment will be held at a later date in Hickory Cemetery, Suring, Wis., where her late husband is buried.
Memorials to Grace Village Retirement Community, 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, IN 46590.