OBITUARY
The Rochester Sentinel
Tuesday, February 9, 1960
Mrs. Ruth M. BAKER, 67, of near Lake Manitou, a lifetime resident of Rochester and vicinity, died at 10:30 a.m. today at the Rochester nursing home, where she had been a patient four years. She had been ill since 1952, in serious condition for three weeks.
Born at Millark, July 4, 1892, Mrs. Baker was the daughter of L. C. and Linda M. JOHNSON SHEETS. On June 16, 1917, she was married in LaPorte to R. Joe BAKER, who died Jan. 30, 1956.
Surviving are a daughter, Betty Jane BAKER, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Glenn DAGGY, Mrs. Mildred READ and Miss Marty Jill SHEETS, all of Rochester; four brothers, Arthur SHEETS, Rochester; John SHEETS, Crestline, Cal.; Dee SHEETS, Seattle, Wash., and Donald SHEETS, St. Louis, Mo.; several nieces and nephews.
Final rites will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the First Baptist church here with the Rev. James RHOADES officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Zion cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. The family has asked that flowers be omitted and that friends donate to organizations of their choice.
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The Rochester Sentinel
Tuesday, February 9, 1960
Mrs. Ruth M. BAKER, 67, of near Lake Manitou, a lifetime resident of Rochester and vicinity, died at 10:30 a.m. today at the Rochester nursing home, where she had been a patient four years. She had been ill since 1952, in serious condition for three weeks.
Born at Millark, July 4, 1892, Mrs. Baker was the daughter of L. C. and Linda M. JOHNSON SHEETS. On June 16, 1917, she was married in LaPorte to R. Joe BAKER, who died Jan. 30, 1956.
Surviving are a daughter, Betty Jane BAKER, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Glenn DAGGY, Mrs. Mildred READ and Miss Marty Jill SHEETS, all of Rochester; four brothers, Arthur SHEETS, Rochester; John SHEETS, Crestline, Cal.; Dee SHEETS, Seattle, Wash., and Donald SHEETS, St. Louis, Mo.; several nieces and nephews.
Final rites will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the First Baptist church here with the Rev. James RHOADES officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Zion cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. The family has asked that flowers be omitted and that friends donate to organizations of their choice.
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OBITUARY
The Rochester Sentinel
Tuesday, February 9, 1960
Mrs. Ruth M. BAKER, 67, of near Lake Manitou, a lifetime resident of Rochester and vicinity, died at 10:30 a.m. today at the Rochester nursing home, where she had been a patient four years. She had been ill since 1952, in serious condition for three weeks.
Born at Millark, July 4, 1892, Mrs. Baker was the daughter of L. C. and Linda M. JOHNSON SHEETS. On June 16, 1917, she was married in LaPorte to R. Joe BAKER, who died Jan. 30, 1956.
Surviving are a daughter, Betty Jane BAKER, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Glenn DAGGY, Mrs. Mildred READ and Miss Marty Jill SHEETS, all of Rochester; four brothers, Arthur SHEETS, Rochester; John SHEETS, Crestline, Cal.; Dee SHEETS, Seattle, Wash., and Donald SHEETS, St. Louis, Mo.; several nieces and nephews.
Final rites will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the First Baptist church here with the Rev. James RHOADES officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Zion cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. The family has asked that flowers be omitted and that friends donate to organizations of their choice.
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The Rochester Sentinel
Tuesday, February 9, 1960
Mrs. Ruth M. BAKER, 67, of near Lake Manitou, a lifetime resident of Rochester and vicinity, died at 10:30 a.m. today at the Rochester nursing home, where she had been a patient four years. She had been ill since 1952, in serious condition for three weeks.
Born at Millark, July 4, 1892, Mrs. Baker was the daughter of L. C. and Linda M. JOHNSON SHEETS. On June 16, 1917, she was married in LaPorte to R. Joe BAKER, who died Jan. 30, 1956.
Surviving are a daughter, Betty Jane BAKER, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Glenn DAGGY, Mrs. Mildred READ and Miss Marty Jill SHEETS, all of Rochester; four brothers, Arthur SHEETS, Rochester; John SHEETS, Crestline, Cal.; Dee SHEETS, Seattle, Wash., and Donald SHEETS, St. Louis, Mo.; several nieces and nephews.
Final rites will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the First Baptist church here with the Rev. James RHOADES officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Zion cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. The family has asked that flowers be omitted and that friends donate to organizations of their choice.
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