Harriett Eloise Baxter, 84, Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, Indiana (formerly of Suring), passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. She was born in Greenville, South Carolina, April 16, 1931, a daughter of the late Rev. Harold Eugene Sr. and Lucille (Collins) Cunningham, and her stepmother, the late Grace Johnson Cunningham. Eloise married Wendell Duane Baxter on Dec. 24, 1952.
She accepted Christ as Savior at age 8. Her love for the Lord was expressed through faithful devotion to her husband, family and church ministries, including the many duties of a pastor’s wife, Christian education worker, Vacation Bible School teacher/director, music ministry and hostess.
After retiring in 1996 from Christian radio station WRVM in Suring, the couple enjoyed RV-ing in the south and volunteering with Wycliffe Bible Translators. They were members of Maple Valley Community Church, Suring.
Eloise moved to Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake, Indiana, in 2013 to be nearer family.
Eloise is survived by two daughters, Sandra (David) Malley, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Debra (James) Rothhaar, of Ligonier, Indiana; son, Anthony (Patricia) Baxter, of Cincinnati, Ohio; three sisters, Pat, Mary Lou, Margaret Linda; one brother, Harold Jr.; grandchildren, Bryan (Denae) Malley, Benjamin (Monica) Malley, Joel (Sarah) Rothhaar, Jenna Rothhaar, Anna Rothhaar, Tyler Rothhaar, Carie (James) Semenko, Heather (Brett) Hay, Shelby Baxter, Andrew Baxter, Anthony Baxter; seven great-grandchildren, Addison and Bennett Hay, Lyle and Harvey Malley, Liam Malley, Austin and Audrey Semenko.
Eloise was preceded in death by her husband, Wendell, and sister, Mildred.
A gathering of friends and family will be held at Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake, Indiana, on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 1 p.m. with Chaplain Bryan Benjamin officiating. At a later date, Gruetzmacher Funeral Home of Suring will be assisting with a graveside service at Hickory Cemetery, Suring, where her late husband is buried.
Memorials to Grace Village Retirement Community, 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, IN 46590.
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