Charles Henry Baker (1928)
BAKER, COOK, WILSON
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 7/1/2024 at 17:44:53
The Truro News
Truro, Iowa
Friday, March 23, 1928
Page 1, Column 5 & 6C. H. Baker Instantly Killed
C. H. Baker met a horrible death about 9:30 Tuesday morning when he was instantly killed by a discharge of dynamite, at his farm northeast of town. Facts in the case as far as we are able to learn them are: Mr. Baker and son, Verne, were preparing to dynamite some stumps. Mr. Baker left with several sticks of dynamite and some caps in his pocket and Verne followed later with the team and wagon. Mr. Baker himself had had no experience in working with dynamite so he was told by his son to not try to do any blasting until he arrived. His son was just over the next hill when he heard the explosion and hurried along and found his father dead. The entire left side was blown out, the left arm somewhat injured and death was no doubt instant. There being no eye witness to the accident the exact manner in which Mr. Baker met death will never be known. Verne place his father’s body in the wagon and hurried to the house and Dr. Jardine was called and hurried to the scene. The coroner was called and told the circumstances of the accident and deemed an inquest unnecessary. It was a terrible accident and cast sorrow over the entire community. He is survived by a wife and several children who have the deepest sympathy of the entire community. Mr. Baker was well known and liked by all who knew him and he will be greatly missed in this community which has been his home for so many years.
Funeral services will be held from the Christian Church this Thursday afternoon March 22nd. The Masonic lodge will conduct the services, Mr. Baker being a member of that organization. -- New Virginian.
________________________The Truro News
Truro, Iowa
Friday, March 30, 1928
Page 1, Columns 3 & 4Charles Henry Baker, son of Frederick Albert and Katherine Baker, was born in Madison county, August 28, 1874 and died March 20, 1928, near New Virginia, at the age of 53 years, 6 months and 20 days.
He spent his early youth in Madison county and when about fifteen years old moved with his parents to Clarke county, where he grew to manhood.
On December 9, 1900 he was united in marriage to Cora Belle Wilson, of New Virginia, Iowa. To this union were born five children, James Albert, Pearl Raymond, Ralph Verne, Elsie Rosetta and Charles Harold. Mr. and Mrs. Baker first made their home in Clarke county, but after two years they moved to Warren county, near New Virginia, where they have made their home since. Mr. Baker joined the M.E. church when a boy and the Christian church in his early married life. He joined the Neophyte Lodge No. 301 A.F. & A.M., of New Virginia, Iowa. He was a good husband, loving father, good neighbor and friend.
He was preceded in death by his father, three brothers, two sisters and his eldest son, James Albert.
He leaves to mourn his death his wife and three sons and one daughter, his mother, Mrs. Katherine Baker Cook and step-father Joe Cook, a brother William Baker, of Plattsmouth, Nebr., and a host of relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted on Thursday afternoon, March 22, at 2:30, from the Christian church in New Virginia by E. E. Stringfellow, of Des Moines, assisted by W. L. Hawn, of the Methodist church. The Masonic Lodge attended in a body and conducted their burial service. Interment was in New Virginia cemetery.
“Yet the bright soul which cannot die
Rests beneath the sod
Only the body slumbers here,
The soul is at rest with God.”-- New Virginian.
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