Mildred Minnie Saxton

Mildred M. Saxton age 89 of Garvin, MN died Friday, March 7, 2008 at the Prairie View Healthcare Center in Tracy, MN. Services will be 11:00 AM Monday, March 10, 2008 at the Garvin Congregational Church in Garvin. Millie’s wishes were to have her casket closed, but there will be a prayer service on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 5:00 PM at the Almlie Funeral Home in Tracy, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Interment will be at the Hoiland Cemetery, rural Garvin, with a luncheon served afterwards at “This Ol’ Place” in Garvin. The Almlie Funeral Home of Tracy is handling the arrangements. Mildred Minnie Saxton was born April 28, 1918 to Henry R. and Emma (Nieland) Snyder on the family farm in Clifton Township, Lyon County, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith and attended Country School District #28. Millie then attended Marshall High School, graduating in 1935. As a young woman she worked in the ASCS office and then for the Lyon County Co-op Oil Company, as a bookkeeper, in Marshall, MN. On November 3, 1945 Mildred married Delmar Saxton at the Walnut Grove United Methodist Church in Walnut Grove, MN. They made their home on a farm south of Garvin, near Lake Shetek, until 1982 when they retired and moved into Garvin. In June of 2005 Millie became a resident of the Tracy Nursing Home and in December of 2006 she moved into Prairie View Healthcare Center. Millie was a member of the Garvin Congregational Church where she was very active in the churches women’s groups, serving as treasurer for the Women’s Fellowship for many years and as a Deaconess in the church. She also served as treasurer for the Garvin American Legion Auxiliary, was a member of the Degree of Honor Lodge and was part of a Bunko Club. Millie enjoyed playing cards, gardening, and crafts. She will be greatly missed by her family for her wonderful baking. On Friday, March 7, 2008 Millie died at the Prairie View Healthcare Center in Tracy at the age of 89. Millie is survived by her one step-son, Jerry (Carol) Saxton of Randall, MN; four step-daughters, Lois (Wayne) Elliott of Shakopee, MN; Norma (Dick) Baird of Crystal, MN, Valerie Barwin of Crystal, MN and Hazel Petit of Tracy, MN; one step-daughter-in-law, Peggy Saxton of Tracy, MN; one step-son-in-law, Wayne Elliott of Shakopee, MN; seventeen grandchildren; thirty one great grandchildren; fifteen great-great grandchildren; one brother, Warren (Dorothy) Snyder of Paynesville, MN; nieces, nephews and cousins. Her husband, Delmar, parents, one step-son, Delmer Saxton Jr., two step-sons-in-law, Robert Barwin and Doug Petit, four brothers, and one sister preceded her in death.