Sept. 7, 1948 – Aug. 5, 2013
Merlyn Lois Baxter, 64, died Aug. 5, 2013 in Vancouver, Wash.
She was born Sept. 7, 1948 in North Bend, the daughter of Charlotte and Merle Crockett, and one of six children.
She was raised in Sweet Home and graduated from Sweet Home High School. She married her high school sweetheart, Dennis Baxter, on Oct. 28, 1966 in Sweet Home. They had two sons, Buck and Wade.
Mrs. Baxter was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved camping, fishing with her husband and being a nana to her grandchildren. She and Dennis enjoyed retirement, spending winters in Arizona.
She is survived by her husband, Dennis Baxter of Woodland, Wash.; sons Buck Baxter and Wade Baxter; and five grandchildren.