Rita Elizabeth Baxter Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Rita Elizabeth Baxter of Windsor, North Carolina, born in Washington, District of Columbia, who passed away at the age of 89, on February 23, 2022. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Rita Elizabeth Baxter to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Edward Harmon and Marguarite Hayhoe Long; her husband Warner Owen Baxter; her children, Russell Terry Wood and Donna Lee Blass; and her grandchildren, Roger Michael Fox, Terri Lynn Blonk and Joey Wood.
She is survived by: her children, Gilbert J. Wood, Jr. (Joyce), Ted Wayne Wood (Monika), George L. Wood (Cindy) and Charlotte Ann Steinhoff (Lynn); and her siblings, Edward H. Long, Jr., Lawrence H. Long (Ampy), Joseph Bernard Long (Sherry), Carol Ann Avanzato and Marguarite Cecelia Hines. She is also survived by 26 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; as well as a number of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
In lieu of flowers the family has requested memorial contributions be made in honor of Rita E. Baxter of Roanoke Rapids, NC to: The American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75231.
