Kay County OK Obit for: Herschel V. Baker 
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Submitted to the archives by:Claudia Thiry, workfarm@kskc.net
Date submitted: 3/27/2003 
Transcribed from the Ponca City News, http://www.poncacitynews.com/
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HERSCHEL BAKER BEARERS NAMED. ...
Casket bearers, have been chosen for the funeral of Herschel V. Baker, 
87, who died Friday after a brief illness.  

They are Lee Pierce, Leland Lear, Royce Dewitt, Harold Mullins, Clarence 
Mullins and Lloyd Burpo.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the First Church of the Nazarene, 
with the Rev. Dean Galloway, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Curtis Shook.  
Grace Memorial Chapel will be in charge.

  Burial will be in Longwood Cemetery in the community where Baker made 
his home in this area.  and in which he farmed for a number of years.

  He was born July 24, 1884, in Blue Springs, MO, but had been a resident 
of this area since 1901.

  He married Pearl Dora Klopp Dec. 30, 1906, and they farmed in the Longwood 
area before moving into Ponca City, where they made their home at 1136 North 
Peachtree.  

He had worked on the Marland game refuge for Dr. E. R. Kidder, and for 
Continental Oil.

  Survivors included his wife of the home; four sons, Delmar, 2106 Joe; Lee, 
Salinas, Calif., Albert, 2129 Mary, and Dan of Huachuca, Ariz: four daughters, 
Mrs. Owen (Ethel) Lear, Kirtland, NM.  Mrs. Dwight (Ann) Beckelhimer, 1932 Mary.  
Mrs. Charles (Cleo) Pierce, Lovington, MN, and Mrs. Jesse (Mary) Davis, route 3; 
A. daughter-in-law, Mrs. Theda Baker, 1601 Balke; two brothers, Joe, Sodner 
Apartments; and Marvin, 2021 South fourth; 21 grandchildren and 23 great 
grandchildren.    .

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