Baker, George Woodrow 1913-1945

BAKER, MORGAN

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 1/18/2013 at 09:27:03

Source: The Howard County Times January 10, 1945, Page 7

Geo. W. Baker

Funeral services for George W. Baker, who passed away Friday at the Bell Memorial hospital in Kansas City, Mo., were held Monday at the Fjelstul funeral home a 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon with the Rev. F. Cass, pastor of the Ridgeway Methodist church officiating. Russel Bakken sang at the service. The pallbearers were Morris Butz, M. O. Rue, Oran Hove, Kenneth Natvig, Robert McQueen and Arnold Kratz. Interment was made in the Ridgeway cemetery.

Funeral services were also held at the Speaks Memorial Home in Indpendence,{sp} Mo., Sunday at 1 p.m.

George Woodrow Baker, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rollin G. Baker, was born in Ridgeway, Ia., on May 27, 1913. He was educated in the Ridgeway public schools and graduated from Cresco high school in 1931. He attended Coe college at Cedar Rapids and was graduated from that college with a Bachelor of Science degree. He had one year of post graduate study in chemistry at Iowa State College, Ames.

He was employed at Lyons, Kas.,{sp} Neodesha, Kan., and Lake City, Mo. At the time of his death he was Assist. Supt. of the Control Laboratory at the Remington Arms Lake City Ordnance Works.

He married Lucille Morgan at Herrington, Kan., Jan. 10, 1940. They had one son, Geo. Thos., born February 7, 1942. The family residence for the past three years has been in Independence, Mo.

At the age of eight, George was unforunate{sp} in having a very severe attack of Rheumatic Fever, which left him with a weakened heart. This condition combined with an acute case of liver poisoning brought about his early death. He died at 11:45 p.m. at Bell Memorial hospital in Kansas City.

He is survived by his wife, Lucille Baker of Independence, Mo., and son George Thomas; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Baker of Ridgeway; one brother, Karl of Jacksonville, Ill. A sister, Syble, preceded him in death.

Transcribed from a newspaper clipping submitted by Janice Sowers.

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