Sarah Emma (Young) Baker (1941)

BAKER, FREY, FENIMORE, LANDIS, YOUNG

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 9/24/2006 at 08:42:48

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, January 15, 1941

Mortuary

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Baker were held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the Methodist church in Winterset. Mrs. Baker had been a resident of Madison county for 75 years.

Sarah Emma Baker, daughter of S. R. and Sarah Young, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1862, and passed away at her home in Winterset, Iowa, Jan. 7, 1941, at the age of 78 years, seven months and 14 days.

At the age of three years she came with her parents to Madison county, Iowa where she grew to womanhood and was united in marriage to Wm. N. Baker. On April 30, 1934 they celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary, on their farm west of Peru, where they lived the greater part of their life. To this union were born seven children, two of whom preceded her in death: Guy and Flossie, both dying in infancy.

She is survived by her husband, William N. Baker, and five children; Grover C. Baker of Peru, Cloyd Baker, Mrs. T. C. Landis, Mrs. John Frey of Des Moines, and Mrs. Virgil Fenimore of Winterset, two brothers, Walter S. Young of Winterset, and Frank Young of Norcatur, Kan. She also is survived by seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren, all of whom she was very devoted. At the age of 15 years she joined the Methodist church and was a very active and faithful member the remainder of her life.

She was president of the Peru Ladies' Aid society for a number of years; a charter member of the W.R.C. and during the World war was especially active in Red Cross work.

Mrs. Baker leaves many relatives and friends to mourn her loss.

Burial was made in the Peru cemetery. Acting pallbearers were her five grandchildren: Gene Baker, Milan Landis, Delbert Cook, Russell Fraser of Des Moines, Jimmie Frey of Clear Lake, and Grant Kimmer of Indianola.

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