Don I cant believe it has been a year since you left us. You didn't get a chance to say goodbye but you touched my familys hearts forever. Thanks for all you did for us.

Love,

Gary, Jolene, Adam, & Alex WinningerThpfN

Don was a great asset to the Davenport Diocesan Choir, of which he was a charter member. He will be missed.

Deepest Symphony for your loss. Don was a really great person and was always there to help. He will be greatly missed.aH

We were privileged to know Don as members of the Oxford Lion's Club. He was the epitome of community service. A true role model.

We will always remember his quick wit and wonderful smile. He will be missed.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and with the community at this difficult time.

Don always arrived at the birthday parties my children had for me, hadn't seen him for seven years. He enjoyed seeing the relatives attending and visiting. We were related on the Jenn side. His mother was my first cousin. I don't believe he ever met a stranger.

Don was one of the finest, friendliest, most pleasant individuals I have had the pleasaure of knowing and with whom I have worked. I helped Don with some community improvement projects and greatly admired his dedication and enthusiasm for serving and promoting the Oxford community. Every community should be so fortunate as to have a Don Saxton as a generous and committed public servant. I'm sure he will be long remembered by all whose lives he touched.

Reconnected with Don a few years back when "making a pilgrimage" to the Oxford Sale Barn on a Tuesday with Bill Ackerman for one of their great lunches! He remembered me as a student from nearly 40 years ago, and we always shared some great West High stories at that lunch counter. I will miss seeing him on my annual "trip" to the Sale Barn. I think he should have a seat named in his honor at the lunch counter! What a genuinely nice guy, and great teacher! He will most certainly be missed by all who knew him.

I really got to know Don when I talked to him about cooking for the Super Sixties. I have done that now for three years. He was the corner stone of this program. I will miss him greatly, his smiles, greetings and the times we visited. He never missed a funeral, wedding, celebration or showing support fore our community. He will be missed greatly. May God bless hos family and hold them tight in this hour of their grief.

Worked with Don Saxton, back in the late 80's - earlier 90's at West High.

Spent many enjoyable hours talking about the history of Oxford, and how he knew my Uncle Orville Crow. He will be missed.

Don, you were such a wonderful cousin & friend. Thanks for all you did for us . I cant thank you enough for watching over Adam my oldest son, when he went to Iowa City to college. We were so proud to be related to you.

Love,

Gary, Jolene, Adam, & Alex Winninger

To Bob and Marianne, and Jeanie (a wonderful lady with more smiles than anyone else in the world). You all have our deepest sympathy in yours and Oxfords loss. He was a corner stone of that community as well as for the family. He certainly will be missed by many.

With Respect,

Bob & Carol

I am so sorry to hear of the loss of Don Saxton, he has been such a presence in our community for many years, and a role model to all.

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We are saddened to hear the passing of our ex-neighbor and friend. Living next to him and his parents for upteen years and seeing them always smiling and waving brings back many great memories. Oxford will sorely miss the one you call Mr. Oxford. Penny and I went one step further and called Oxford, "Saxtonville" as Don put his heart and soul in the betterment of the town. Our hearts go out to Bobby and Jean. Rest in peace Don..........

I have had the honor and privilege of having Don as my brother for 61 years. He has always been there for me in good times as well as the low points in my life. I could always count on him, and he never ever let me down (or anyone else for that matter.) He loved his church, his family, and the community of Oxford that he served as Mayor for so many years. Giving back, and service to others, was perhaps one of his greatest attributes.

I met Don when we were members of the Elder Services Inc. board. He knew all of the few Oxford residents I knew, and he kept me informed with recent news of them. We happened to meet during a classic car demonstration somewhere in town, and I learned these cars were among his hobbies. Having two grandchildren at West, I learned he was a popular teacher there. He always was modest about his accomplishments,l so I did not realize he was and had been Oxford mayor for some time. He was an outstanding person with a warm and welcoming personality. We shall miss him.

Susan Boyd

He was such a gracious man. He never talked bad about anyone. I have known him, Helen, and Howard for 31 years. He has treated me well and I will surely miss him. My heart is out to all of his family and friends. Thanks for letting me be part of his life. Bless his heart!!!!

My condolences to the family. Enjoyed being in the car club with him.

Our deepest sympathies from everyone at The Dawghouse, you will be missed.

What a wonderful friend and a life of community service emulating grandparents and parents. I am grateful I had the privilege of associating with the three generations of the Saxton family.

Don was my business teacher back in the 1990's at West High. As a teacher and having to deal with so many students, he never got angry with us, stern yes but he was always such a nice teacher. I enjoyed taking his business classes. RIP Mr. Saxton

From Glen and I, you will be missed. Our condolences to those left behind.

I first met Don as a teenager at West High School where he was a hall monitor. He always was nice to us kids and made sure we wasn't wondering the halls instead of being in class. My parents bought the house next to his moms in 1982, so I saw alot of Don when I visited them. I later moved to Oxford in 1986. In 2009 I moved into my parents house and Don was living next door in his parents house. He was a nice neighbor always friendly, a good person all around. He loved being Mayor and helping his community and watching it grow. I will miss our little yard chats that we would have. He will be deeply missed by this town. Thoughts and prayers go out to his Brother, Sister and extended family.

To me Don was the definition of unselfish public service. The countless hours he donated not only to Oxford but county committees, was much appreciated by other members and staff. In the many years I have known him he maintained a pleasant demeanor and attitude when others, including myself, might have let their frustrations surface. I will miss him as I am sure Oxford will.

So sorry to hear of Don's passing. Meet him at Supper Sixties. Both of my boys also had him as a teachers. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Ron and Carol Bream

So sorry to hear of Don Saxton's passing. Not only was he a GREAT typing teacher at Iowa City West High School, but we found we were also related distantly. My thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Saxton's family at this time. He was a wonderful, kind, thoughtful man, and a very good teacher.

We have known Don for many years and his parents before that as we were all members or the Iowa Valley Antique Car Club in Iowa City. Car Club just had the Christmas dinner this past Tuesday and we had a nice visit with Don. This is such a shock. He will be missed by so many. Bless you and rest in peace, Don.

I met with Don maybe two dozen times regarding computers for the city and I was always pleasantly surprised how cheerful, confident, professional and enjoyable he was as a person. I truly respect Don and thought each time that I would like to be more like him. I am sure he was a blessing to all those he met and served as a friend and mayor.

Terribly sorry to hear of Don's passing. I would see Don at my place of business a few times a year and he never failed to ask how my son (whom he taught at City High) was doing. That was something that I always appreciated. Rest in Peace, Don.

Best boss ever. A friend and a mentor. He will be missed.

The Christmas season was always made special by my annual trip to St. Mary's Church to tune the pipe organ and, of course, my visits with "his honor the mayor." Don was dedicated to his friends, his community, his church, and of course the protective stewardship of the organ contained within. Don learned the importance of good church music from his mother, the longtime organist of St. Mary's. Often accompanied by his mother, Don's vocal talents enhanced many church services. Indeed, there will be a song unsung this Christmas.