- Date Of Birth: October 27, 1914
- Date Of Death: April 16, 2016
- State: Indiana
Alice Irene (Enyeart) Baldwin, 101. 6 months old passed away, Saturday, April 16th at 2:29 pm at Brookdale formerly Sterling Assisted Living in Marion where she lived for the past 5 years. She was born October 27, 1914, in Wabash County to Marquis (Mark) and Ethel (Keesling) Enyeart.
Alice grew up in Treaty IN. She attended and graduated from Treaty School and LaFontaine School. She graduated high school in 1933. She loved basketball and baseball, dancing, fishing, golfing, and being a clown named Peppie. She loved to set out in the sun by the hour in the courtyard watching, birds, butterflies, bees, and flowers as they bloom, but most of all the heat of the sun. After graduation in 1933, she moved to Anderson to work for Delco Remy. Alice married Raymond (Ray) Baldwin on October 27, 1941, in Treaty, IN at her parent’s home. Ray passed away on January 19, 1991. Alice and Ray didn’t have children but were willing to help with other children. They sponsored a baseball team for the girls and boys of Meadowbrook to help keep them off the streets. They encouraged children to get their schooling and go to college. They also encouraged the kids to work in the hardware store that they owned and operated. During World War II she would catch a bus to Marion VA Hospital and volunteer her time with the Veterans as a nurse’s aid. From 1948 to 1988 she and Ray owned Baldwin Hardware in Meadowbrook on Main Street. She was a member of the Meadowbrook Mafia group, AARP, and the Anderson Order of Eastern Star. Alice had a collection of bells of all sorts and she would tell stories about each bell. She also collected rocks and stones. She loved her flowers and growing her tomato plants in Miracle Grow bags. She supplied all the neighbors with tomatoes. Alice also was a professional clown with the Casey Clowns in Anderson, her name was Peppie. She entertained at schools, nursing homes, and parties. She and her husband for over 20 years went to Aster, Deland, and DeBarry FL in the winter. They loved to fish the St. John’s river and play golf and travel the state. She was honored for being a great volunteer there. She loved to walk the Dayton, Norma, and San Belle beaches, collecting shells, in which she made pictures, vases, and animals out of the shells. Alice also enjoyed rummage sales and riding motorcycles with her great-nephew. She also loved birthday parties with her nieces and nephews.
She is survived by her caregivers, niece, Eva Mae (Larry) Garret of Marion, and several other nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and several siblings, including Herbert, Eva May, Howard, Norman, Marcus Enyeart, and Elizabeth (Harold) Ulrey.
