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A Mass of Christian Burial for Barbara K. Nice, age 81, of Livingston, will be held Saturday, November 3,2007, at 10:30 am at St. Joseph's Catholic church, with Father Clifton Labbe officiating. Interment will follow at the Rosewood Cemetery in Porter, Texas. A Rosary will be held Friday evening, November 2,2007 at 6:00 pm with visitation following, in the Pace Funeral Home Chapel.
After a lengthy illness, she passed away October 29,2007 at the Memorial Medical Center in Lufkin, surrounded by her family..
She was born July 27,1926 in Providence, Rhode Island. She was a great daughter, wife, Mother, Grandmother and homemaker, she was an avid bowler, she loved to solve cryptogram puzzles, loved the joy of cooking and baking and owned 100's of cookbooks, of which she tried out 1000's of recipes on her family Because of her love of animals, she supported numerous chapters of the SPCA. She also supported numerous foreign orphans..
She was preceded in death by her husbands, James K Baxter and Herbert P Nice, her parents, James P. and Marion J. Kiernan, brother James E Kiernan and sister Marion F. Gunnoe.
Survivors include her sons; J. Jeffrey Baxter of Houston, Tx; Timothy F.Baxter and wife Marion of Livingston, Tx; Martin R. Baxter and wife Ann-Mary of Kendall, Florida. Two daughters; Barbara-Jean Baxter of Tomball, Tx; and Lisa Mahlmeister of Tomball, Tx. One Brother-in-law James E. Gunnoe of Ocala, Fl and one sister-in-law Rosamond Kiernan of Palm Beach Gardens, Fl, six grandchildren, two great grandchildren and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
Pallbearers will be Grandsons: Earl F.Baxter, Patrick J. Baxter, William W. Mahlmeister, Paul S. Mahlmeister, Lorenzo Holder, Granddaughter Kristi- Marie Van Aken and family friend Joe Rose.
The family wishes to extend a special thanks to the staff at Memorial Medical Center-Livingston and Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin and to all her numerous friends for all their love and support.
As per her wishes, Memorials can be made to the SPCA of Livingston, Polk County, Texas.
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