Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Baxter, Effie J. 1936 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mransom311@gmail.com August 29, 2014, 4:58 pm The Belding Banner, Thursday, June 18, 1936 Mrs. Effie J. Baxter, aged 81 years passed away Monday night June 8, at her home here after two weeks illness and a long period of failing health. Mrs. Baxter was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abel Kendall and was born in New York April 7, 1855, but came with her parents to Michigan when she was quite young. January 8, 1872 she was united in marriage to Fred Baxter who was one of the early settlers in this locality. All their married life was passed here or near Palo. She had been a member of the Palo Baptist church for 42 years. Mrs. Baxter died in 1932. Surviving is one son, Ernest H. Baxter, and a daughter-in-law. Funeral services conducted by Rev. F. J. Fitch of Palo were held at her late home Wednesday afternoon and burial was in the family lot in Palo cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/baxter27965nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb