George John Baker
Born: March 18, 18791 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: September 26, 1960 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa1
Buried: Lot 49, plot 7
Lot Owner: George Baker, purchased in 1940
Married: Dell Bair on October 8, 1902 at Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Verl G.
Parents: William and Mary Ramsey Baker
George John Baker3
George J. Baker Dies;
Will Hold Rites Thursday
George J. Baker, 81, of 315 East 4th St. South, a lifelong resident of the Newton community, died Monday.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Thursday at Toland funeral home.
The Rev. Cromwell C. Cleveland, minister of the Christian church will conduct the services. Burial will be in Sugar Grove cemetery.
He is survived by a son, Verl G. Baker of Estes Park, Colo.; a granddaughter, Mary Verlin Baker of Estes Park, Colo.; four grandsons and three great grandchildren.
Baker was past grand of the Odd Fellows lodge and a member of the Knights of Pythias.
The son of William and Mary Ramsey Baker, he was born March 18, 1879 in Newton.
He was married October 8, 1902 in Newton to Dell Blair, who died December 14, 1958.
A retired farmer, Baker had been employed at the Toland funeral home for more than 15 years.
He is also survived by a brother, Harry Baker, of Colfax. ~ The Newton Daily News, September 27, 1960
Sara Dell (Bair) Baker
Born: June 26, 18812 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: December 14, 1958 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa2
Buried: Lot 49, plot 6
Lot Owner: George Baker, purchased in 1940
Married: George Baker on October 8, 1902 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Verl G.
Parents: Lafayette and Dora Walters Bair
Sara Dell Bair Baker3
Mrs. Dell Baker Dies Sunday
Mrs. George (Dell) Baker, 77, lifetime Newton resident, died at her home at 315 East Fourth street South of a heart attack Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Toland Funeral home with the Rev. Cromwell C. Cleveland of First Christian church officiating.
Survivors are her husband; one son, Verl G. Baker, Colorado Springs, Colo., four grandsons, one granddaughter, and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Baker was born to Dora Walters and Lafayette Bair in Newton June 26, 1881 and married George J. Baker Oct. 8, 1902 at Newton.
She was a member of First Christian church, Rebekah Lodge, Past Grand club, Rose of Sharon and W. R. C. Burial will be at the Sugar Grove cemetery near Metz. ~ The Newton Daily News, December 15, 1958
1. Jasper Co., Iowa Death Record, Book 4, page 257
2. Jasper Co., Iowa Death Record, Book 4, page 178
3. Photo courtesy of William D. Baker, grandson of Geroge & Dell Baker