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Neil Rodger Baxter

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Neil Rodger Baxter

Birth
Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
Death
10 Feb 2004 (aged 86)
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Neil R. Baxter, 85, of Lewistown, IL., died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at Graham Hospital Extended Care at Canton. Born Dec. 9, 1917, in Jerome, Iowa, to William and Elizabeth Rodgers Baxter, he married Mary Lacefield on Jan. 5, 1969, in Bryant. She died June 24, 2000.

He also was preceded in death by one son, Russell, four brothers, eight sisters; and one great-granddaughter.

Surviving are one son, Gordon (and Judy) of Magna, UT; one daughter, Karen Adler of Fort Myers, FL; one stepdaughter, Deborah (and Lee) Boege of Wildwood, MO; one sister, Maxine Matayo of Canton; four grandchildren; two step grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

A member of the United Auto Workers Local 974, Neil was a machinist at Caterpillar Inc. for 35 years before retiring. A member of the Illinois Sheriffs Association, Neil served two terms as police magistrate in Canton from 1953 to 1957 and from 1961 to 1965 and later served as Fulton County Sheriff from 1966 to 1970.

He was a member of Lewistown United Methodist Church.

Services were held at Henry-Lange Memorial Home, Lewistown. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lewistown. Contributor: LEL, Jr. (48286231)
Neil R. Baxter, 85, of Lewistown, IL., died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004, at Graham Hospital Extended Care at Canton. Born Dec. 9, 1917, in Jerome, Iowa, to William and Elizabeth Rodgers Baxter, he married Mary Lacefield on Jan. 5, 1969, in Bryant. She died June 24, 2000.

He also was preceded in death by one son, Russell, four brothers, eight sisters; and one great-granddaughter.

Surviving are one son, Gordon (and Judy) of Magna, UT; one daughter, Karen Adler of Fort Myers, FL; one stepdaughter, Deborah (and Lee) Boege of Wildwood, MO; one sister, Maxine Matayo of Canton; four grandchildren; two step grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

A member of the United Auto Workers Local 974, Neil was a machinist at Caterpillar Inc. for 35 years before retiring. A member of the Illinois Sheriffs Association, Neil served two terms as police magistrate in Canton from 1953 to 1957 and from 1961 to 1965 and later served as Fulton County Sheriff from 1966 to 1970.

He was a member of Lewistown United Methodist Church.

Services were held at Henry-Lange Memorial Home, Lewistown. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lewistown. Contributor: LEL, Jr. (48286231)

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