Delaney Ivan Baxter, Obituary, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Kim Wise
Source: Riser Funeral Home
Date: September 2004



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Obituary of Delaney Ivan Baxter
February 26, 2004

Services for Delaney Ivan Baxter, age 91, of Grayson will be
at 2 p.m., Thursday, February 26, 2004 from the chapel of Riser
Funeral Home in Columbia.  Rev. Howard Hudson, pastor of the
Grayson United Methodist Church and friend, will officiate. Interment 
will follow at 4 p.m. at the Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston.
    
Mr. Baxter went to be with Jesus and his loved ones at 11:30 
a.m., Sunday, February 22, 2004 at the Lincoln General Hospital in Ruston.

Mr. Baxter was a Baptist and a member of the Clarks Baptist
Church.  He was a native of Lincoln Parish and grew up in the
Douglas Community.  He attended elementary and high school
at Choudrant and earned a scholarship to attend Southern Louisiana 
Institute in Lafayette and graduated with a degree in Agriculture.
    
He enlisted and served his country in the U.S. Air Force near
the beginning of World War 11 and was stationed at Selman 
Field in Monroe, Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City and
in Salt Lake City, Utah before being in the South Pacific campaigns 
for three years.  Returning home to his wife, Ruby, they made
their home in Caldwell Parish.
    
Mr Baxter was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Mary
Stucky Baxter, his wife of almost 62 years, Ruby Cook Baxter
who died in 2002, his brothers: Marshall Baxter and Maurice Baxter 
and his sister: Thelma Baxter Lowery.
    
He is survived by his brother: Clyde Baxter of Ruston, three
sisters: Mrs. Mavis Baxter Dowling and her husband: Louis of 
Ruston, Mrs. Ruby Baxter [Roy] Hinton of Calhoun and Mrs. Velda
Baxter Hinton of Shreveport, two special sisters-in-law: Mrs. 
Myrtis Cook Springer and her husband: Richard of Arcadia and
Mrs. Maudie Beard Baxter Edwards of Ruston and numerous
nieces and nephews.
    
Mr. Baxter was a past president of the Lions Club and was a member 
of the Caldwell Country Club.  He was an avid golfer. He and his wife, 
Ruby were instrumental in working to get a better water system for the 
Village of Grayson and surrounding area and were active members of the 
beautification committee to make Grayson a better place to live.
    
Delaney was a kind man and his gentle spirit drew others to him
with respect.  He was loved by all who knew him.
    
Pallbearers will be Jim Lowery, Elmo Pesnell, Jason Sistrunk,
Donald Baxter and John Sistrunk.
    
Honorary pallbearers are Iley Evans, Don Evans, Huey Baum,
James Denison and Richard Springer.
    
Visitation will be Thursday, beginning at 10 a.m. until time of
services at Riser Funeral Home, 7131 Hwy 165, Columbia, La.