BABER, Claude A. 1883-1984

BABER, STERNES, TEEPLE

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/8/2012 at 21:59:59

Funeral services for Claude A. Baber, age 101, of Osage, and formerly of Rudd, Iowa, were held on Monday, October 1, 1984 at the Rudd United Methodist Church, Rudd. Rev. S. Mallott officiated with graveside services following at Rose Hill Cemetery in Greene. He died Saturday, September 29, 1984, at the White House Nursing Home in Osage.

Claude A. Baber was born on September 26, 1883 in Lilly, Missouri, to Randall and Sarah Baber, and married Sylvia Teeple on November 28, 1918 in Greene, Iowa. He was an ordained Christian minister serving in churches in Bristow, Marble Rock and Rudd.

He was appointed the Rudd postmaster on June 11, 1935, and served in that position until September 30, 1953. He was a member of the Rudd United Methodist Church, secretary of the Rudd Commercial Club for 20 years, and editor of the Rudd Reminder.

He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Elva Sternes of Rudd; a grandson, Lloyd Thomas Sternes of Rudd, and a brother, Arthur Baber of Excelsior Springs, Missouri.

Mitchell County Press, October 3, 1984

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SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX:

First Name: Claude
Last Name: Baber
Birth Date: 26 September 1883
Social Security Number: 483-58-8475
Place of Issuance: Iowa
Last Residence: Rudd, Floyd, Iowa
Zip Code of Last Residence: 50471
Death Date: September 1984
Estimated Age at Death: 101