Willa (Billie) Mae Baxter

Willa Baxter Obituary Willa Mae Burgan-Baxter was born to the late Willie J. And Montes Burgan on Jan 10, 1928 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. She was baptized at an early age.Willa affectionately known as Billie moved to Cleveland, OH in 1936 along with her brother James Kadaso Burgan Sr. (deceased) and their parents. The family became members of Liberty Hill Baptist church at that time under the pastorate of the late Rev. M. Washington. Willa was a member of the usher board and attended church faithfully until her failing health made regular attendance prohibitive. Willa was very talented and gifted in many ways, she completed cosmetology school in 1956. She was a seamstress for Dalton Inc. for many years, until their closing. Willa later took on many small jobs and ultimately retired from Tremco where she flossed her skills in nutrition services. Willa attained her excellent cooking skills from her mother and truly enjoyed preparing meals for her family and friends. Willa's smile was infectious and seemed to radiate from her heart of gold within. She loved her family and friends till her last breath and they loved her in return. People often thought of Willa as having more than one sibling as she was as close to Richard (deceased) and Christine Clay and Mary Cain (deceased) as she was to her immediate family. Although Willa never had any children of her own she was a bonus mom and aunt to many.As a member of Liberty Hill for many decades she served as treasurer of Usher Board #2, a member of Circle #4, the Golden Agers and the Missionary Society.Billie leaves to mourn her passing nieces and nephews; Linda Edwards (Cliff) and son, Mark Hackett, Pastor Dennis Hackett (Gerrie) and children, James K. Burgan Jr. (Valerie), Lisa Burgan-Lorenzi, great nephews & nieces; Jamal Bell, Darren P. Lorenzi II, Allison Jefferson-Aaron, David Huffman, Devin J. Lorenzi, Michael Andrews; her dear friend Christine and a host of relatives and friends. Willie will now join her family and friends in their final resting place.In lieu of flowers, please send donations in the memory of Willa Baxter to the Alzheimer's Research Foundation 3152 Little Road, Suite 146 Trinity, FL 34655 Cemetery Details Cleveland Memorial Gardens 4324 Green Road Cleveland, OH, 44122 Viewing SEP 21. 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM E. F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home and Crematory - Warrensville Heights 25900 Emery Road Warrensville Heights, OH, US, 44128 Wake SEP 22. 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM Liberty Hill Baptist Church 8206 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH, US, 44106 Funeral Service SEP 22. 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Liberty Hill Baptist Church 8206 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH, US, 44106 To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Willa (Billie) Mae Baxter, please visit our floral store. Read More

Willa (Billie) Mae Baxter

January 10, 1928 - September 17, 2017