Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Baird, Lily Kim July 5, 2012
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    Published in Lebanon Daily News on July 8, 2012
    PALMYRA Lily Kim Baird, 80, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2012, joining her 
    loving husband, Foster B. Baird, who passed away in 2008, and her son, Mark R. 
    Baird, who passed away in 1965. She was born September 19, 1931, in Changchin-
    Gun, North Korea, to Chin Sup Kim and Sook Ja Lee and reared by her paternal 
    grandmother, having lost both parents during the first year of her life. She 
    was an only child. In 1945 when Korea was divided at the 38th parallel, she, at 
    the age of 14, along with her grandmother and other relatives escaped Communist 
    North Korea, traveling by night and hiding by day. They arrived in Seoul, South 
    Korea, in December 1945. Having left all their possessions behind, they managed 
    to survive by various means. Eventually she obtained a job in the home of the 
    Air Attaches, American Embassy, in Seoul. In June 1950, Seoul was overrun by 
    the Communists. She was unable to escape before the bridge over the Han River 
    was demolished. Due to her young age it was necessary that she go into hiding, 
    depending on a few older, trusted family members and friends. This was an 
    extremely difficult time for her. However, upon the American retaking of Seoul 
    several months later, her former employer, The Air Attaches, located her and 
    placed her in a Red Cross hospital in Pusan where she was treated for 
    malnutrition and severe malaria. Upon her recovery she returned to work in 
    Taegu, Korea, where the Attache officers were then located. It was here on 
    November 7, 1951, that she met her future husband, an administrative officer to 
    the Military Attaches. They were married in the 8th Army Chapel, Taegu, Korea, 
    on November 1, 1953, and arrived in the United States on December 17, 1953. She 
    became a citizen of the United States on January 27, 1958, and was extremely 
    proud. She was persistent in learning our National Anthem and Pledge of 
    Allegiance and insisted on flying the American Flag on all occasions. She was a 
    loyal and active member of Palm Lutheran Church. She is survived by three 
    daughters, Meda J. Whary and Renee K. Lightner, both of Palmyra, and Kimber L. 
    Emerick of Mountville; one son, Daniel S. Baird of Lebanon; and two 
    grandchildren, Mark R. Emerick and Nicole V. Whary. We welcome family and 
    friends for visitation at 10 a.m. and funeral services at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, 
    July 10, at Palm Lutheran Church, 11 W. Cherry St., Palmyra. Burial will follow 
    at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. In lieu of flowers, 
    contributions may be made in her honor to Caring Cupboard,  Palmyra; and to 
    Palm Lutheran Church.
    
    Published in Lebanon Daily News on July 8, 2012 
     
    
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