Virginia (Ginny) Louise Lippard Baird passed away on July 15, 2008, in Joplin, Mo.
She was born in Higginsville, Mo., on Aug. 31, 1918, to Raymond C. Lippard and Catherine (Campbell) Lippard Stevenson.
During her childhood, she lived in Richmond and Sedalia, Mo., where her father held a Presbyterian pastorate. When her father left the ministry and entered the business world, the family moved to Columbia, Mo., where she graduated from Hickman High School. In 1939, she was the fourth generation of her family to graduate from the University of Missouri. Some of her honors at M.U. included membership in Pi Beta Phi sorority, Psi Chi psychology honorary society and Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges of 1938.
In 1937, Virginia married Ralph E. Baird who received his law degree from M.U. in 1938. They moved to Joplin in 1939, where he established his law practice. In September of 1941, when Mr. Baird resigned his office as prosecuting attorney of Jasper County to serve in World War II, Mrs. Baird returned to Columbia with her infant daughter, Sally, where they remained for the duration of the war. In 1945, when Lieutenant Colonel Baird's active service ended, the family returned to Joplin, where he resumed his law practice. He again served as prosecuting attorney and later was a member of the Missouri State Legislature. Until his death in May of 1980, he remained active in community and cultural affairs. In Joplin, Mrs. Baird was also active in a variety of community and cultural affairs. She belonged to and was a board member of American Association of University Women; the League of Women Voters; the Joplin Women's Club; an officer of Ridpath Club; a member of the Joplin Little Theater; Twin Hills Golf Club and the Show Me Divers. When her youngest child entered college, she pursued her professional interests and joined the Division of Family Services, where she was a day care licensing supervisor over 10 counties in Southwest Missouri, retiring in 1981. In her retirement, Mrs. Baird made many trips to Europe, Greece and Russia, as well as one around the world alone to visit her children in Hawaii, Australia, The Netherlands and Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Baird is survived by her four children and their families, Sally Springer-Kotelnikov and her husband, Sergei and their daughter, Kimberly, Lexington, Mash., Bruce Baird and his wife, Jacqueline, Alameda, Calif., Alison Spoor-Baird and her husband, Thijs and their children, Maggy, Ben and Eva, of The Netherlands, and Kathleen Baird and her husband, Clark and their children, Michael, Catherine, Clayton and William Mueller, of Canberra, Australia.
Their daughter, Elizabeth Rose Mueller, preceded Mrs. Baird in death.
She also leaves her caretakers and friends, Russell England, Lydia Simon and Maxine LaPardus. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on July 21, at the Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary in Joplin. Visitation will follow the service. Following the service and visitation, the family will receive friends at Mrs. Baird's home. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, July 22, at 2 p.m. at the Columbia City Cemetery, in Columbia in the Baird family plot where she joins her husband and four generations of Bairds. Donations may be made to the University of Missouri Alumni Association or to the charity of one's choice, care of Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary.
Published in The Joplin Globe from 7/18/2008 - 7/19/2008
Parental links Suggested By: Floyd Smith (Smitty), 6 Feb 2019
She was born in Higginsville, Mo., on Aug. 31, 1918, to Raymond C. Lippard and Catherine (Campbell) Lippard Stevenson.
During her childhood, she lived in Richmond and Sedalia, Mo., where her father held a Presbyterian pastorate. When her father left the ministry and entered the business world, the family moved to Columbia, Mo., where she graduated from Hickman High School. In 1939, she was the fourth generation of her family to graduate from the University of Missouri. Some of her honors at M.U. included membership in Pi Beta Phi sorority, Psi Chi psychology honorary society and Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges of 1938.
In 1937, Virginia married Ralph E. Baird who received his law degree from M.U. in 1938. They moved to Joplin in 1939, where he established his law practice. In September of 1941, when Mr. Baird resigned his office as prosecuting attorney of Jasper County to serve in World War II, Mrs. Baird returned to Columbia with her infant daughter, Sally, where they remained for the duration of the war. In 1945, when Lieutenant Colonel Baird's active service ended, the family returned to Joplin, where he resumed his law practice. He again served as prosecuting attorney and later was a member of the Missouri State Legislature. Until his death in May of 1980, he remained active in community and cultural affairs. In Joplin, Mrs. Baird was also active in a variety of community and cultural affairs. She belonged to and was a board member of American Association of University Women; the League of Women Voters; the Joplin Women's Club; an officer of Ridpath Club; a member of the Joplin Little Theater; Twin Hills Golf Club and the Show Me Divers. When her youngest child entered college, she pursued her professional interests and joined the Division of Family Services, where she was a day care licensing supervisor over 10 counties in Southwest Missouri, retiring in 1981. In her retirement, Mrs. Baird made many trips to Europe, Greece and Russia, as well as one around the world alone to visit her children in Hawaii, Australia, The Netherlands and Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Baird is survived by her four children and their families, Sally Springer-Kotelnikov and her husband, Sergei and their daughter, Kimberly, Lexington, Mash., Bruce Baird and his wife, Jacqueline, Alameda, Calif., Alison Spoor-Baird and her husband, Thijs and their children, Maggy, Ben and Eva, of The Netherlands, and Kathleen Baird and her husband, Clark and their children, Michael, Catherine, Clayton and William Mueller, of Canberra, Australia.
Their daughter, Elizabeth Rose Mueller, preceded Mrs. Baird in death.
She also leaves her caretakers and friends, Russell England, Lydia Simon and Maxine LaPardus. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on July 21, at the Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary in Joplin. Visitation will follow the service. Following the service and visitation, the family will receive friends at Mrs. Baird's home. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, July 22, at 2 p.m. at the Columbia City Cemetery, in Columbia in the Baird family plot where she joins her husband and four generations of Bairds. Donations may be made to the University of Missouri Alumni Association or to the charity of one's choice, care of Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary.
Published in The Joplin Globe from 7/18/2008 - 7/19/2008
Parental links Suggested By: Floyd Smith (Smitty), 6 Feb 2019
Virginia (Ginny) Louise Lippard Baird passed away on July 15, 2008, in Joplin, Mo.
She was born in Higginsville, Mo., on Aug. 31, 1918, to Raymond C. Lippard and Catherine (Campbell) Lippard Stevenson.
During her childhood, she lived in Richmond and Sedalia, Mo., where her father held a Presbyterian pastorate. When her father left the ministry and entered the business world, the family moved to Columbia, Mo., where she graduated from Hickman High School. In 1939, she was the fourth generation of her family to graduate from the University of Missouri. Some of her honors at M.U. included membership in Pi Beta Phi sorority, Psi Chi psychology honorary society and Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges of 1938.
In 1937, Virginia married Ralph E. Baird who received his law degree from M.U. in 1938. They moved to Joplin in 1939, where he established his law practice. In September of 1941, when Mr. Baird resigned his office as prosecuting attorney of Jasper County to serve in World War II, Mrs. Baird returned to Columbia with her infant daughter, Sally, where they remained for the duration of the war. In 1945, when Lieutenant Colonel Baird's active service ended, the family returned to Joplin, where he resumed his law practice. He again served as prosecuting attorney and later was a member of the Missouri State Legislature. Until his death in May of 1980, he remained active in community and cultural affairs. In Joplin, Mrs. Baird was also active in a variety of community and cultural affairs. She belonged to and was a board member of American Association of University Women; the League of Women Voters; the Joplin Women's Club; an officer of Ridpath Club; a member of the Joplin Little Theater; Twin Hills Golf Club and the Show Me Divers. When her youngest child entered college, she pursued her professional interests and joined the Division of Family Services, where she was a day care licensing supervisor over 10 counties in Southwest Missouri, retiring in 1981. In her retirement, Mrs. Baird made many trips to Europe, Greece and Russia, as well as one around the world alone to visit her children in Hawaii, Australia, The Netherlands and Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Baird is survived by her four children and their families, Sally Springer-Kotelnikov and her husband, Sergei and their daughter, Kimberly, Lexington, Mash., Bruce Baird and his wife, Jacqueline, Alameda, Calif., Alison Spoor-Baird and her husband, Thijs and their children, Maggy, Ben and Eva, of The Netherlands, and Kathleen Baird and her husband, Clark and their children, Michael, Catherine, Clayton and William Mueller, of Canberra, Australia.
Their daughter, Elizabeth Rose Mueller, preceded Mrs. Baird in death.
She also leaves her caretakers and friends, Russell England, Lydia Simon and Maxine LaPardus. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on July 21, at the Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary in Joplin. Visitation will follow the service. Following the service and visitation, the family will receive friends at Mrs. Baird's home. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, July 22, at 2 p.m. at the Columbia City Cemetery, in Columbia in the Baird family plot where she joins her husband and four generations of Bairds. Donations may be made to the University of Missouri Alumni Association or to the charity of one's choice, care of Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary.
Published in The Joplin Globe from 7/18/2008 - 7/19/2008
Parental links Suggested By: Floyd Smith (Smitty), 6 Feb 2019
She was born in Higginsville, Mo., on Aug. 31, 1918, to Raymond C. Lippard and Catherine (Campbell) Lippard Stevenson.
During her childhood, she lived in Richmond and Sedalia, Mo., where her father held a Presbyterian pastorate. When her father left the ministry and entered the business world, the family moved to Columbia, Mo., where she graduated from Hickman High School. In 1939, she was the fourth generation of her family to graduate from the University of Missouri. Some of her honors at M.U. included membership in Pi Beta Phi sorority, Psi Chi psychology honorary society and Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges of 1938.
In 1937, Virginia married Ralph E. Baird who received his law degree from M.U. in 1938. They moved to Joplin in 1939, where he established his law practice. In September of 1941, when Mr. Baird resigned his office as prosecuting attorney of Jasper County to serve in World War II, Mrs. Baird returned to Columbia with her infant daughter, Sally, where they remained for the duration of the war. In 1945, when Lieutenant Colonel Baird's active service ended, the family returned to Joplin, where he resumed his law practice. He again served as prosecuting attorney and later was a member of the Missouri State Legislature. Until his death in May of 1980, he remained active in community and cultural affairs. In Joplin, Mrs. Baird was also active in a variety of community and cultural affairs. She belonged to and was a board member of American Association of University Women; the League of Women Voters; the Joplin Women's Club; an officer of Ridpath Club; a member of the Joplin Little Theater; Twin Hills Golf Club and the Show Me Divers. When her youngest child entered college, she pursued her professional interests and joined the Division of Family Services, where she was a day care licensing supervisor over 10 counties in Southwest Missouri, retiring in 1981. In her retirement, Mrs. Baird made many trips to Europe, Greece and Russia, as well as one around the world alone to visit her children in Hawaii, Australia, The Netherlands and Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Baird is survived by her four children and their families, Sally Springer-Kotelnikov and her husband, Sergei and their daughter, Kimberly, Lexington, Mash., Bruce Baird and his wife, Jacqueline, Alameda, Calif., Alison Spoor-Baird and her husband, Thijs and their children, Maggy, Ben and Eva, of The Netherlands, and Kathleen Baird and her husband, Clark and their children, Michael, Catherine, Clayton and William Mueller, of Canberra, Australia.
Their daughter, Elizabeth Rose Mueller, preceded Mrs. Baird in death.
She also leaves her caretakers and friends, Russell England, Lydia Simon and Maxine LaPardus. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on July 21, at the Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary in Joplin. Visitation will follow the service. Following the service and visitation, the family will receive friends at Mrs. Baird's home. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, July 22, at 2 p.m. at the Columbia City Cemetery, in Columbia in the Baird family plot where she joins her husband and four generations of Bairds. Donations may be made to the University of Missouri Alumni Association or to the charity of one's choice, care of Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary.
Published in The Joplin Globe from 7/18/2008 - 7/19/2008
Parental links Suggested By: Floyd Smith (Smitty), 6 Feb 2019
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