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Ira Baxter - Madison Parish, Louisiana

From Tallulah Madison Journal May 7, 1965

Funeral Services Held Monday For Ira Baxter

Funeral Services for Ira Baxter, who died early Sunday after a heart attack, were held Monday at 
10:00 a. m. Services were conducted at the Tallulah Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dan Lott 
officiating. Burial followed in Douglas Cemetery, in Lincoln Parish, under the direction of Crothers 
Funeral Home.

He was an attorney in the firm of Lancaster & Baxter. Over a long period of time, Mr. Baxter had been 
a member of the Madison Parish Democratic Executive Committee and was secretary of the Board of 
Supervisors of Elections for a number of years. He recently served as a member of the board, 
without an office.

Mr. Baxter was a World War I veteran and a member of the American Legion, the Louisiana Bar Association, 
honorary member of the Draft Board for World War II and was a native of Lincoln Parish. 
He resided in Madison Parish for 50 years.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Alline Baxter; a daughter, Mrs. Frances Mitchell of Monroe; and a 
sister, Mrs. John Myers of West Monroe.

Pallbearers were Edgar H. Lancaster, Jr., Donald B. Lancaster, Harry Placke, Henry Sevier, Jr., 
Judge Cliff Adams, Barton Sevier and honorary pallbearers were members of the Louisiana Bar Association.