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Merrill Waldo Baird

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Merrill Waldo Baird

Birth
USA
Death
24 Sep 1964 (aged 83)
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Des Moines County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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M. W. Baird is Dead at 83

Merrill W. Baird, long-time resident of the Morning Sun community, died Thursday, September 24 (1964) in Burlington hospital. He was 83 years old.

Funeral services were conducted by the Reverend Robert Morrow at the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church Monday afternoon. Burial was in Sharon cemetery.

He was the son of James W. and Mary Ann Walkinshaw Baird and was born in Des Moines county on December 25, 1880. On February 5, 1913, he was married to Ruby Kennedy and they farmed in Des Moines county until they retired in 1945 and moved to Morning Sun.

He was preceded in death by two infant daughters and one son, who died in 1944.

He is survived by his wife, and one daughter, Mrs. Ethel Robb of Morning Sun. Also surviving are five grandsons and one sister, Mrs. Blanche Myers of Santa Ana, California.

Morning Sun News-Herald, 1 Oct 1964
M. W. Baird is Dead at 83

Merrill W. Baird, long-time resident of the Morning Sun community, died Thursday, September 24 (1964) in Burlington hospital. He was 83 years old.

Funeral services were conducted by the Reverend Robert Morrow at the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church Monday afternoon. Burial was in Sharon cemetery.

He was the son of James W. and Mary Ann Walkinshaw Baird and was born in Des Moines county on December 25, 1880. On February 5, 1913, he was married to Ruby Kennedy and they farmed in Des Moines county until they retired in 1945 and moved to Morning Sun.

He was preceded in death by two infant daughters and one son, who died in 1944.

He is survived by his wife, and one daughter, Mrs. Ethel Robb of Morning Sun. Also surviving are five grandsons and one sister, Mrs. Blanche Myers of Santa Ana, California.

Morning Sun News-Herald, 1 Oct 1964


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