Minnie Belle (Barton) Alexander went to join her Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday morning, June 21, 2012, in Missoula.
Minnie was born July 15, 1942, in La Grande, Ore., to Edgar and Dora Barton. She grew up in the nearby town of Union and attended Eastern Oregon College, where she met her future husband thanks to alphabetical seating in biology class. Minnie Barton married Elwyn "Alex" Alexander on June 9, 1963.
After earning her bachelor's degree and teaching credentials from the Eastern Oregon College of Education, Minnie taught grade school in Elgin, Ore., and later was a popular substitute teacher for several school districts in Portland, Ore.
Always artistic, Minnie's favorite canvas was cake, and she had a gift for painting and sculpting with icing and sugar that turned a hobby into a successful home business for more than three decades, hundreds of celebrations in Oregon and Montana were made more memorable by "Minnie Cakes".
In 1979, the Alexander family moved to Missoula, where Alex and Minnie bought the Christian Book Center that they managed for 25 years.
Minnie is survived by her husband; three sons; two sisters and eight grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at Frenchtown Community Church. Due to severe allergies of family members it is requested that no lilies be sent in honorarium. In lieu of flowers, honorariums can be made in the name of "Minnie Belle Alexander" to Camp Utmost Care of Rocky Mountain Bible Mission, 1515 Fairview Ave, No. 200, Missoula, MT 59801.
-Missoulian | 24 June 2012.
Minnie was born July 15, 1942, in La Grande, Ore., to Edgar and Dora Barton. She grew up in the nearby town of Union and attended Eastern Oregon College, where she met her future husband thanks to alphabetical seating in biology class. Minnie Barton married Elwyn "Alex" Alexander on June 9, 1963.
After earning her bachelor's degree and teaching credentials from the Eastern Oregon College of Education, Minnie taught grade school in Elgin, Ore., and later was a popular substitute teacher for several school districts in Portland, Ore.
Always artistic, Minnie's favorite canvas was cake, and she had a gift for painting and sculpting with icing and sugar that turned a hobby into a successful home business for more than three decades, hundreds of celebrations in Oregon and Montana were made more memorable by "Minnie Cakes".
In 1979, the Alexander family moved to Missoula, where Alex and Minnie bought the Christian Book Center that they managed for 25 years.
Minnie is survived by her husband; three sons; two sisters and eight grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at Frenchtown Community Church. Due to severe allergies of family members it is requested that no lilies be sent in honorarium. In lieu of flowers, honorariums can be made in the name of "Minnie Belle Alexander" to Camp Utmost Care of Rocky Mountain Bible Mission, 1515 Fairview Ave, No. 200, Missoula, MT 59801.
-Missoulian | 24 June 2012.
Minnie Belle (Barton) Alexander went to join her Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday morning, June 21, 2012, in Missoula.
Minnie was born July 15, 1942, in La Grande, Ore., to Edgar and Dora Barton. She grew up in the nearby town of Union and attended Eastern Oregon College, where she met her future husband thanks to alphabetical seating in biology class. Minnie Barton married Elwyn "Alex" Alexander on June 9, 1963.
After earning her bachelor's degree and teaching credentials from the Eastern Oregon College of Education, Minnie taught grade school in Elgin, Ore., and later was a popular substitute teacher for several school districts in Portland, Ore.
Always artistic, Minnie's favorite canvas was cake, and she had a gift for painting and sculpting with icing and sugar that turned a hobby into a successful home business for more than three decades, hundreds of celebrations in Oregon and Montana were made more memorable by "Minnie Cakes".
In 1979, the Alexander family moved to Missoula, where Alex and Minnie bought the Christian Book Center that they managed for 25 years.
Minnie is survived by her husband; three sons; two sisters and eight grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at Frenchtown Community Church. Due to severe allergies of family members it is requested that no lilies be sent in honorarium. In lieu of flowers, honorariums can be made in the name of "Minnie Belle Alexander" to Camp Utmost Care of Rocky Mountain Bible Mission, 1515 Fairview Ave, No. 200, Missoula, MT 59801.
-Missoulian | 24 June 2012.
Minnie was born July 15, 1942, in La Grande, Ore., to Edgar and Dora Barton. She grew up in the nearby town of Union and attended Eastern Oregon College, where she met her future husband thanks to alphabetical seating in biology class. Minnie Barton married Elwyn "Alex" Alexander on June 9, 1963.
After earning her bachelor's degree and teaching credentials from the Eastern Oregon College of Education, Minnie taught grade school in Elgin, Ore., and later was a popular substitute teacher for several school districts in Portland, Ore.
Always artistic, Minnie's favorite canvas was cake, and she had a gift for painting and sculpting with icing and sugar that turned a hobby into a successful home business for more than three decades, hundreds of celebrations in Oregon and Montana were made more memorable by "Minnie Cakes".
In 1979, the Alexander family moved to Missoula, where Alex and Minnie bought the Christian Book Center that they managed for 25 years.
Minnie is survived by her husband; three sons; two sisters and eight grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at Frenchtown Community Church. Due to severe allergies of family members it is requested that no lilies be sent in honorarium. In lieu of flowers, honorariums can be made in the name of "Minnie Belle Alexander" to Camp Utmost Care of Rocky Mountain Bible Mission, 1515 Fairview Ave, No. 200, Missoula, MT 59801.
-Missoulian | 24 June 2012.
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