Obituary of Linda Brook Baxter

Linda Brook Baxter
Born 12/13/1939
Died 2/20/2025
Age 85. 

Linda loved and lived life! An inspiration to everyone around her, enjoying many interests, her encouragement and generosity towards all. Her beautiful smile always made your day better. A proud self-taught artist, daughter of Helen and Joe Brook, and sister Deborah.

Staying on her farm in Harmony RI, she was always as busy as a bee. She loved to sing, watch the birds and take care of the horses, sheep and chickens. In her early career years she worked at the Shepard Company in downtown Providence, traveling each week into New York City as a buyer for the department store. On the farm she further dedicated herself as a Folk Artist, forming her business of decorative painting, "Country Art from the Farm". She sold to Sturbridge Village Yankee Workshop as well as at the many art and craft fairs of New England. She later worked for Crabtree & Evelyn in Woodstock, Ct. She moved to Woodstock after retiring & added Bookbinding to her talents, restoring and selling rare books.

Always adventurous in life she raced her MG TD on ice ponds with the club, rode dressage horses in Germany, and went on to play championship doubles tennis with her friend "Betty Bee". Many memories! A wonderful singer since Sunday School she sang everyday and loved to dance! Spending time with her pony Cheyenne and dog Bette Davis, was her joy.

She leaves her son Lee, his wife Lynne, grandchildren-Landon, Lydia, Olivia & daughter Brook & dear friends Cheryl, Sally, Carol, Thelma & Roger, Cousins Wayne & Sue and her friends at Davis Place, Shelby, Karen, MaryAnn, Ellen and all the wonderful and caring staff.

Linda will be so missed, so smile as we look toward heaven and hear her say...

"What a beautiful day-Look how blue the sky is!

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