Peggy E. Baxter

Peggy E. Baxter, 92, passed away peacefully September 28, 2015 with her family at her bedside. Peggy was a devoted mother and grandmother. She was born December 8, 1922 in West Bergholt, Essex, England to Walter K. Gladwell and Bessie E. Field. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack L. Baxter (exactly 30 years ago) and by her parents, six brothers and one sister. She and Jack were married in England in 1945. Her family has always admired her courage to leave England as a young woman and travel alone to Texas to be with her husband. Peggy became a U.S. citizen in 1959. She and Jack owned and operated several restaurants and motels in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico in their early years of marriage. Peggy enjoyed watching Nascar races, Tennis and the Dallas Cowboys on TV. Peggy is survived by her son, Eddie Baxter (Susan); and daughter, Coyla Caldwell (Leonard); five grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The family wants to thank the doctors and nurses at Kaseman Hospice for the loving care they provided Peggy. Friends and family may visit FRENCH - Wyoming on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 from 6-9 p.m. Graveside services and burial will take place Thursday, October 1, 2015, 1:30 p.m., at Sandia Memory Gardens, 9500 San Pedro NE, Albuquerque, NM. FRENCH - Wyoming 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400