December 9, 2011 Baxter The of Bible and Religion Missions House of Harding A very special lady, Opal Baxter, died seeks to on April 23, 2011 at the age of 103. lead all students to know, live and Born in Kirbyville, , in 1907, share God’s Word Mrs. Baxter graduated with a B.A. and to understand, from Harding College in 1932 while love and serve God’s world the School was still in Morrilton, . She went on to earn a B.S. through and from the University of North Texas, and the M.Ed. from the University beyond their of Houston. She served as a teacher and a librarian in five different chosen vocation. Texas schools during her thirty-seven-year career in education. In 1995 Bruce McLarty she moved to Searcy, Arkansas, where she became a member of the Col- VP for Spiritual Life lege Church and built a new home on Market Street, across the street Monte Cox, Dean College of Bible & Religion from Harding University.

Dan Stockstill, Assoc. Dean College of Bible & Religion

Andrew Baker, Director Mrs. Baxter was a world traveler and an avid supporter of missions. Mitchell Center for Leadership and Ministry This is why she left her house and estate to the Harding University Cen-

Shawn Daggett, Director ter for World Missions. Her expressed desire was to honor her husband, Center for World Missions the late Paul Madison Baxter, by providing her house to be used for vis- Lew Moore, Chair Marriage & Family Therapy iting missionaries. The current plans of the Center for World Missions

Bill Richardson, Director are to upgrade our Visiting Professor of Missions position by moving Center for Advanced Ministry Training our visiting missionaries into the Baxter House and starting to offer Tim Westbrook, Director Distance Delivery Bible them a monthly stipend during their time at Hard-

Randy Willingham, Director ing. Interest from the $390,000 Baxter Estate en- Center for Spiritual Leadership dowment will provide the funds for both the sti- pend and the future maintenance of the house. In Published by the Harding University College of Bible and Religion. the years to come, we hope to tell all of those who

Box 12280 live in the Baxter House the story of the remark- Searcy, AR 72149-2280 able Christian woman whose vision and generosity 501.279.4449 have made all of this possible.

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