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Douglas Charles Baxter

MYRT/( B($CH, SC 'ouglas Charles Ba[ter, , passed away peacefully on May , in Myrtle Beach, South Car olina after a brief bout with an ag gressive and rare muci nous appen diceal cancer.

'oug was born on $pril 1 , 1 in Ringgold, Georgia, the son of the late Joann (rwin Ba[ter and the late (./. ³Bud´ Ba[ ter.

He is survived by his wife of years, Susan Forkin Ba[ter, their daughters Blair Madison .ing and Greer Chandler Roy, sister Sue 'ennis Mason and grand children (velyn 'rew Roy and Brooks Roy.

'oug was a Tuiet servant of God and put his faith into ac tion on a daily basis. He was a member of First 8nited Meth odist Church of Myrtle Beach for years. He served on and chaired numerous committees and co taught the th grade confirmation class for many years. He was a member and leader in Bible Study Fellow ship. 'oug enMoyed volunteer ing at the Community .itchen and Help .ids Backpack Buddies as well as many other missions with F8MC.

'oug was a devoted hus band to his wife Susan and was blessed to enMoy the many years of marriage to the love of his life. His beautiful daugh ters, Blair and Greer, were the pride and Moy of his life. While they were growing up, he could often be found traveling the South Carolina roads tak ing the girls to games and tour naments. When his daughters got married, 'oug was never forlorn that he was ³losing a daughter,´ but he was truly happy to welcome his sons in law to his family so he would finally be able to have some male energy around, compa triots to play golf and watch sports with. 'oug adored his grandchildren, (velyn 'rew and Brooks, and was the best ³'oug 'oug´ they could ever ask for.

$nyone who knew 'oug knows he was a diehard Geor gia Bulldog fan. /iving with all females gave 'oug an e[ tra appreciation for his weekly Saturday morning golf games with the ³Clabbos´ at the 'unes Golf and Beach Club.

'oug grew up in a strong Christian family and graduated from Ringgold High School, the 8niversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and the 8ni versity of Georgia School of /aw. He was a shareholder at Richardson Plowden Robin son, P$ and a member of the Horry County Bar, South Car olina Bar, and Georgia Bar. He held Martindale Hubbell¶s $9 preeminent rating for ethical standards and legal ability and was awarded the designation of Super /awyer, recogni]ing that 'oug attained a high de

gree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

He was a prolific litigator, touting an outstanding trial re cord in state and federal court. 'oug was one of the most even keeled and level headed persons anyone could have ever met. He had a way of calming others around him, bringing everyone back down to earth, and thinking about things logically and realisti cally.

$lthough 'oug was more reserved by nature, he was drily funny, and he was a great storyteller. 'oug¶s stories were always entertaining and often unbelievable, e[cept for the fact that they would often be true and based on people and actual situations he had encountered.

He was always thinking of others and never rushed to Mudge. 'oug truly lived by the Golden Rule of doing unto others as you would have them do unto you, and he was at his core an incredibly honest and fair person. Professional ly and personally, he was fair. He was the kind of person you would want as your friend and as your attorney.

(ven when 'oug became sick, he was composed and serene in dealing with his di agnosis. In his own way, with his calm demeanor, 'oug was telling everyone around him that it was okay, that he knew his path, and he was at peace with it. (ven to the end, he was always thinking of oth ers the calm in the center of the storm.

His family and friends will certainly miss his calm de meanor, his caring nature, and his stories. We are all better for having known him.

The family will receive visitors at McMillan Small Funeral Home, 1 7th $ve N., Myrtle Beach, South Caro lina on Friday May 1 th from

7 pm. $ Celebration of /ife will take place at First 8nited Methodist Church,

1 N. .ings Highway, Myr tle Beach, South Carolina on Saturday May 1 th at 11 am. The service will be live streamed for those who are not able to attend in person. To access the live stream, please visit the ³Myrtle Beach First 8nited Methodist Church´ Facebook page.

In lieu of flowers, please consider honoring 'oug¶s pas sion for missions by making a donation to First 8nited Meth odist Church with a memo for ³'oug Ba[ter Mission Fund´ mailed to First 8nited Meth odist Church, P2 Bo[ 1 7, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina,

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