Potomac Valley Cremation Center
Linda Lou Baxley, age 78, of Keedysville, Maryland, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, June 3, 2024. She is survived by her devoted husband of 60 years, Bernard Edward Baxley.
Linda was born in Barnesville, Ohio on November 24, 1945, to the late Freda Mary Lucas and the late Floyd B. Willis.
Linda was an award-winning typist in her high school and competed and placed third in a regional typing tournament in Akron, Ohio. She was highly skilled in shorthand as well. After graduating from Barnesville High School in 1963, Linda left Ohio to work in Washington, D.C. as a secretary for the United States Information Bureau. In D.C., she met her future husband and the two of them were married on December 3, 1945.
Linda will always be remembered for her dedication to her family. Throughout her life, she enjoyed adorning her home with country furniture and decorations, crocheting, sewing, and both making and painting wooden crafts.
Alongside her dedication to family, Linda enjoyed music and playing the banjo proficiently, as well as the guitar, dobro, and bass guitar.
She adored her grandchildren, and they adored her, enjoying many visits and sleepovers
at grandma and grandpa's house.
In addition to her husband, Linda is survived by her son, Brian Dale Baxley, and daughter, Mary
Lorraine Ouimette (Gregory Paul Ouimette). She is the loving grandmother of Amanda Rose, Isabelle Hope and Caleb Daniel. She is the loving great-grandmother "Gigi" of Wrenley Rose, Everley Brier and Camden Rae.
She was preceded in death by all her siblings, Shirley Burge, Norman Willis and Carol Lee
Bewley, as well as her stepfather Charles Lucas.
The family wishes to thank Hospice nurses for their year and a half of care for Linda. One of her regular nurses, Habebah Keenan "Bebe," brought much needed comfort and humor to both Linda and Bernie when she visited.
A service will be held for Linda at Redeeming River Church of God in Woodbine, Maryland on Saturday, June 29, at 1:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Harman Funeral Home, 305 N. Potomac St.,
Hagerstown, Maryland.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Washington County Hospice, 1710 Underpass Way, Suite 300, Hagerstown, MD 21740.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.potomaccremation.com
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