Helen D. Baxter

Helen D. Baxter, age 86, of Tyrone, NY, died Thursday, August 29, 2013, at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital in Penn Yan, NY.

Honoring her wishes, there are no calling hours. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10th, at the Weston Presbyterian Church, County Route 23, Weston, NY, with Rev. Richard Schied officiating. Inurnment will be in Baxter Cemetery, Addison, NY.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Tyrone Volunteer Ambulance Corp., P.O. Box 69, Tyrone, NY 14887, or the Weston Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, 510 County Rte 23, Dundee, NY 14837.

Helen was born December 9, 1926, in Lapeer, Cortland County, NY, the daughter of the late George H. and Carrie D. Parker Dunn. She graduated from Romulus High School in 1945. On July 27, 1946, in Hall, NY, she married the late Sidney G. Baxter; he passed away on September 19, 1973. Helen continued her education, attending Albany State Teachers College for three years before starting her family.

A Nurse's Aid at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital in the 40s and 50s, she had worked at Krebbs Grocery in Weston for 15 years before becoming the Town of Tyrone Clerk for 24 years, retiring in 2010. Mrs. Baxter was a very active member of the former Tyrone Chapter #612 Order of the Eastern Star, having been the Grand Representative of Tennessee in New York, prior to becoming a member of the Fern Chapter #141 O.E.S. in Montour Falls. She was also very active, holding many offices in the Tyrone Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary, the Weston Presbyterian Church, and will be remembered as the writer of the Tyrone "Neighborhood News" section in the Dundee Observer for many years.

She is survived by 2 daughters, Marla L. (Charlie Lord) Baxter of Santa Maria, CA, and Nancy L. Baxter of North Port, FL; 2 sons, Danny J. Baxter also of North Port, FL, and Harry S. (Ann Lowery) Baxter of Hammondsport; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; several step-grand and great-grandchildren; and her very dear best friend, Naomi DeCamp.

Besides her parents and husband, she was pre-deceased by a brother, Wayland Dunn.

The Baird Funeral Home, 36 Water Street, Dundee, is honored to have been entrusted with the arrangements. Online condolences can be sent by visiting www.bairdfuneralhomedundee.com.