Obituaries:  Mrs. Sarah Williams Baird, Sabine Parish       B-630
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Nov 8, 1995
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mrs. Sarah Williams Baird (Photo)

  A service to celebrate the life of Sarah Williams Baird was held
Monday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m., in Couch Chapel, at First Methodist
Church of Shreveport. A visitation was hosted in the parlor,
following the service.

  Mrs. Baird died Thursday, Nov. 2. She was 78.

  Mrs. Baird was born August 24, 1917, in Many. She attended
Centenary College, and was an active member of Chi Omega
Sorority. Her love for music, and natural ability at the piano,
led to her participation in college activities, and later, as a
volunteer pianist for the Deaf Oral School. A resident of
Shreveport since her marriage in 1937, she devoted time and
service to her church and other community organizations. She
belonged to the Gleaners Class at First Methodist Church. The
Shreveport Symphony, and the Junior League of Shreveport. She was
a member of the Shreveport Country Club, the Shreveport Power
Squadron, and the Cambridge Club.

  Mrs. Baird was preceded in death by her husband, John L. Baird;
parents, Paralee and O. E. Williams; and brothers, Charles
Williams, and Jack Williams.

  Survivors include her brother, O. E. Williams Jr. and his wife
Marge of Many; a son, J. Sam Baird of Many; daughters, Ellen
Kirkland and her husband Charles of Shreveport, Beth Ruple of
Conway, Ark, and Jennifer Frazier and her husband John of
Shreveport., She is also survived by her grandchildren, Charles
Kirkland III, Kennedy Kirkland, Amy Kirkland, Lea Kirkland, Emily
Kirkland, Ashley Kirkland, Colby Ruple, Adam Ruple, and Gabriel
Wise.

  In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Baird's family requested that memorial
gifts be made to the First Methodist Church, Shriner's Hospital
for Crippled Children, Hospice of Louisiana, or to a charity of
the donor's choice.