Margaret P. Baxter

Margaret P. Baxter Marshall Margaret P. Baxter, age 99, of Marshall died Sunday morning, June 14, 2009 at the Country Livin Adult Foster Care Home in Olivet. Mrs. Baxter was born on October 27, 1909 in Charlotte, Michigan to Fred and LaVern (Pagh) Loomis. She had been a life long resident of this area. Margaret taught in the surrounding area country schools for eighteen years. In 1937, she married Leonard H. Baxter in Angola, Indiana. He preceded her in death on April 15, 1989. Margaret loved horses and shared that passion with her family. She enjoyed walking horses and attending the county 4-H horse shows. She could be found anywhere her grandchildren were showing horses. She loved attending the Calhoun County Fair. A favorite highlight of hers was in 2004 when she rode on Jim's Wagon and team of horses in the fair's parade. Margaret's family was very important to her. In years past, Margaret and her sisters were seen quite frequently together. She also loved her German Shepherd dogs and Persian cats. For the last several months, Margaret was a resident at the Country Livin Adult Foster Care. The family truly appreciated the kindness, patience and excellent care of Tim, Sandy and Janell. She is survived by a daughter, Carolyn K. (Jim) Hamilton of Marshall; son, Larry (Bonnie) Baxter of Marshall; grandchildren, Bob (Amy) Baxter, Jackie Baxter, Mark (Tina) Hamilton and Lori (Mike) Murphy, James Hamilton, Eric Hamilton, Brodey Baxter and Emiley Baxter; sister-in-law, Dora Eyre of Houston, TX. She was preceded in death by sisters, (Twin) Marian Weers and Madeline Hamilton. The family will receive friends on Wednesday at the Craig K. Kempf Funeral Home from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. A funeral service to celebrate the gift of her life will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Houston School, checks payable to the C.C.A.I.S. Assistance with memorials is available at the funeral home. To leave a personal message, please visit www.kempffuneralhome.com.