Kimble County, TX - Obituaries:  Baker, Frank, 1946
Monday, July 31, 2000

Submitted by:  burtwyat@ctesc.net  (Frederica Wyatt)
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    Found in the scrapbook belonging to the late Margaret Griffen Harrison, Junction, Texas
                                  (Name of paper not given)

                           FRANK BAKER INTERRED HERE CHRISTMAS EVE

  Funeral services for Frank Baker, 72, who died in a San Antonio hospital on
December 22nd, following a short illness, were held Christmas Eve morning in the
Porter Loring Funeral Chapel with a San Antonio Methodist minister officiating.
Burial was made in the Junction Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. W. R. McPherson,
Methodist minister, in charge of the graveside service.  The Hodges Funeral Home 
had charge of arrangements.
  Mr. Baker, who had been living at 2001 West Mulberry, San Antonio a number of 
years, was born in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas November 2, 1874, and came to Kimble 
County with his parenteat the age of five.  After the death of his mother three years
later he and his brother and two sisters lived with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. 
I. W. Baker, Sr.
  In December, 1903 deceased was married to Miss May Hall.  He operated a livestock
commission business at the time, later a butcher shop, and for many years has had
extensive ranching interests in South and West Texas.
  Survivors include the widow, one daughter, Ruth of San Antonio; one son, Roy of
Marfa; two grandchildren, Bill and Margaret Ruth Baker of Marfa; two sisters, Mrs.
Noah Schrier of Mertzon and Mrs. H. I Taylor of Junction.
  Pall bearers were Vann Martin, Jim Carpenter, Odie Wright, Omer Wright, J. M.
Livingston, H. H. Farmer, Jack King and U. D. Kindrick.
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