Laura Hargis Baxter Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Laura Hargis Baxter of Gloucester, Virginia, who passed away on December 19, 2025 at the age of 70. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her father Dr. William Jennings Hargis Jr. A. She is survived by: her husband John F. Baxter; her children, Racheal Baxter Cook (Jameson Cook), Mary Kathryn Keene (Jason Keene) and Elizabeth Quayle Baxter (Dale Roane); her grandchildren, Alexander P. Cook, Juliana G. Cook, Mitchell J. Cook, Pearl A. Keene, Lilian J. Keene, Emersyn Q. Baxter-Roane, Elijah Q. Baxter-Roane and Evelyn Q. Baxter-Roane; her mother Dolores Mergenthaler; her stepmother Marcia Hargis; and her siblings, T. Jonathan Hargis (Sharon Hargis), Susan King (Richard King), Emily Irvin (David Irvin), Ron Hargis (Mike Webster) and Pat Hargis (Michelle Hargis). She is also survived by many cousins, nieces, and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, please donate in Laura's memory to the Brain Injury Association of Virginia at BIAV.net. (http://biav.net.).
