Beckham County, OK - Obits: Mildred Cleone Baker, 1924
02 Aug 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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BAKER, MILDRED CLEONE
(21 Feb 1924, Thursday, Elk City News Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
There was much sorrow among the young people and in fact among everyone
who knew Miss Mildred Baker, when word was passed out Tuesday afternoon
that she had passed away.  Only a few days before she had been with her
schoolmates in the Freshman class looking the picture of health.  On last
Friday she underwent an operation for appendicitis, her uncle, Dr.
Vinyard, of Amarillo, performing operation at the hospital.  Soon after it
became known she was in a very serious condition, and though she rallied
some Tuesday morning and there was great hopes that she would be all
right, it was only temporary, and she passed away at 2:30 in the
afternoon.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church on Wednesday afternoon. 
A very large crowd attended these services, and the grief shown by her
many school mates and friends attested the great love they had for
Mildred.  She was always of such a sweet disposition, with a smile for
everyone, and all who knew her was her friend.  She joined the Baptist
church two years ago and was a faithful member of the B.Y.P.U. and Sunday
School class.
Eight girls acted as honorary pall bearers, one the president of the
Freshman class, Miss Story Banks and others her associates in the
B.Y.P.U., who were Misses Lillian and Henrietta Kemp, Ida May and Virgie
Haney and Bessie May Hamilton.  Beautiful flowers covered the casket and
the young ladies carried several floral pieces.  Besides the flowers from
the relatives and friends, there were some from the Freshman class, her
Sunday School class, her teachers at school and others.  The Baptist choir
had charge of the singing.
Rev. Hamilton led in a very earnest prayer and preached a very comforting
sermon taking as his text "The gift of God is eternal life."  Prof. A. G.
Steele made the closing prayer, one which was helpful to all.  A large
number accompanied the body to Fairlawn cemetery where interment was made.
Mildred Cleone Baker was born November 1st, 1908, at Tucumcari, New
Mexico, and died February 19th, 1923 (sic), celebrating her 15th birthday
last November.  She was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Baker.
Her parents and a sister, Velma, and a brother, Virgil, are left to mourn
her loss besides a number of other relatives and a host of friends.  Her
brother is in the navy in South America and it will be sad news for him
when he hears of the death of his beloved sister.  He was expected to be
home in May and Mildred had looked forward with much joy for him to come.
Among those in attendance at the funeral was her grandmother, Mrs. G. S.
Vinyard, of Claude, Texas, Mrs. George Baker and daughter Dorothy and Lee
Luper of Amarillo, Texas, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wells of Wellington, Texas. 
Dr. Vinyard and Mr. Baker started from Amarillo in car yesterday morning,
but had breakdown at Jerico, and had to return home.
The News Democrat join the many friends in extending deepest sympathy.