In Loving Memory of
Helen Mae Baxter
May 30, 1937 – November 2, 2023
Lived 86 years
Oakland Cemetery · Carbondale, Mo
Life story
Helen was born in Cobden, Illinois in her childhood home to Sarah and Leonard Brown. She had four sisters (Kay, Neat, Ann, Pauline) and one brother ( Charles). Helen married Donald Ray Baxter in June 12, 19 Helen loved to spend time with her family
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1937
Born May 30
1939
Helen was 2 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1947
Helen was 10 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1951
Helen was 14 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1969
Helen was 32 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1977
Helen was 40 when Star Wars opened in theaters
1982
Helen was 45 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Helen was 61 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2005
Helen was 68 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2014
Helen was 77 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2022
Helen was 85 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away November 2, age 86
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