Douglas 'Doug' Allen Garton, 73, of Baxter passed away on Friday, September 6, 2013 at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Visitation will be on Thursday, September 12, 2013 from 5-7 p.m. at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Baxter. Funeral services will be on Friday, September 13, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at the Congregational United Church of Christ with Pastor Rollin Watters officiating. Burial will follow at the Restland Cemetery in Baxter. Doug was born in Baxter, Iowa to Clair and Coy (Crawford) Garton on January 28, 1940. He attended Baxter Schools and later obtained his GED. In 1957 he joined the Marine Corps and when he returned home began his career as an electrician. He became a journeyman electrician and worked for the Local 347. On February 10, 1962 Doug married Gerri Borts at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. The couple then began their lives together in Baxter where they raised their family. He was a member of the Congregational United Church of Christ, the Local 347, and the I-Club. Doug had a great love for spending time with his family and friends, hunting, fishing, farming with the Samson's, gardening, the Vikings, and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Those left to cherish his loving memories are his wife of 51 years Gerri; his children, Deb (Doug) Freese, Chris (Andrea) Garton, and Troy (Lynne) Garton; his grandchildren, Michael (Amanda) Freese, Jill (Scott) Dykstra, Seth Garton, Chelsea Garton, Stefan Garton, Tyler Garton, Tanner Garton, and Treycen Garton; great-grandchildren, Jacob, Brianna, and Katelyn Freese, Autumn, Savannah, Brooklyn, and Ember Dykstra; his mother Coy Garton; sisters Karen (Dean) Flora, and Norma Jean (Stan) Richeson. He was preceded in death by his father Clair Garton and grandson Lincoln Garton. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family.