Norma Baxter

Norma Bax­ter, age 71, of Mount Gilead, went to be with her Lord and her Sav­ior on Sep­tem­ber 22, 2012. She died at home with her fam­ily at her side.

Born on Octo­ber 29, 1940, in Revlo, Ken­tucky, she was the fifth of nine chil­dren of the late Hurs­tle and Truey (Tram­mel) Stephens. Norma lived in Mor­row County for 51 years. She mar­ried Chester “Chet” Bax­ter Sep­tem­ber 15, 1962, in Revlo, Ky. Norma was a teacher in Goshen, Ohio, and in Chester­ville. Norma served as the Franklin Town­ship Clerk for over 25 years.

A woman of faith, Norma was a faith­ful mem­ber of the Pulask­iville Com­mu­nity Bible Church.

Most impor­tant to Norma was her fam­ily, and she kept close with all of them. She put her fam­ily first in every sit­u­a­tion and would do any­thing for them.

Now, Norma is look­ing for­ward to her fam­ily reunion in Heaven, and she will be patiently wait­ing with open arms for all of them to join her, with Jesus by her side.

She will be dearly missed by her beloved hus­band, Chet Bax­ter of Mount Gilead; two chil­dren: Lisa (Les) Jamieson of Mans­field, and Thomas (Rose) Bax­ter of Sug­ar­creek, OH three sis­ters and five broth­ers: Ber­nice Ham­lin of Flo­rence, KY, Ken (June) Stephens of West Chester, OH, Glenn (Mel) Stephens of Stearns, KY, Ann (Ray) Shoop­man of Stearns, KY, Barb (Paul) Mead­ows of Pee­bles, OH, Doyle (Vickie) Stephens of Pleas­ant Plain, OH, Dale (Doris) Stephens of Lake Placid, FL, and Pas­tor Ron­nie (Con­nie) Stephens of Blan­ches­ter, OH; and oodles of nieces and nephews. Sur­viv­ing are those who have cho­sen her as their adopted mother and grand­mother as well as many spe­cial extended fam­ily members.

Includ­ing her par­ents, Norma was pre­ceded in death by her brother-in-law, Willard Hamlin.

Her fam­ily will greet from friends from 12–2 p.m. on Sat­ur­day Sep­tem­ber 29th, 2012, at the Sny­der Funeral Home, Craven Chapel, 67 N. Main St., Mount Gilead. Ser­vices cel­e­brat­ing her life will fol­low at 2 p.m., with her youngest brother Pas­tor Ron­nie Stephens and Pas­tor Gary Kochheiser offi­ci­at­ing. Bur­ial will take place at a later date in Maple Grove Ceme­tery in Chesterville.

Memo­r­ial con­tri­bu­tions may be made to Hos­pice of Mor­row County, 228 South St., Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338.

Sny­der Funeral Homes of Mount Gilead is hon­ored to have been cho­sen to serve Norma’s fam­ily and your pri­vate con­do­lences may be expressed to them online by vis­it­ing www.snyderfuneralhomes.com.

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