Obituary - Clarence "Pete" Baxter

Funeral services for Pete Baxter will be 2 p.m. Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri with Dr. Terry Davis and Pastor Ron Dunlap officiating. Visitation will be prior to services from 1-2 p.m. at Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions to American Cancer Society, Community Food Pantry of Butler or Salvation Army.

Clarence Edgar “Pete” Baxter, age 86 of Butler, Missouri died Thursday, February 3, 2011 at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler. He was born March 13, 1924 to James Finley and Lula Bell King Baxter in Osceola, Missouri.


Pete is survived by his wife, Myrtle M. “Bobbi” Baxter of Butler, Missouri; one son, Kenneth Baxter of Butler, Missouri; one daughter, Joyce Fitzpatrick and husband Ralph of Butler, Missouri; six grandchildren, Russell Baxter, Kenneth Baxter, Christopher Baxter, Tena Rusher and husband Greg, Dwayne Fitzpatrick and wife Sylvia and Laura Piland and husband Barry. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Gary Dee Baxter; four brothers, Albert, Leo, Artie and Flavel; and three sisters, Myrtle, Fern and Zada.