Philip John Baird
1919 - 2002 (83 years)
Generation: 1
1. Philip John Baird was born on 18 Jan 1919 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 9 Oct 2002 in DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois; was buried in Indian Creek Cemetery, Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa. Other Events:
- _MILT: World War II. US Navy.
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Philip Baird DEKALB, Ill.
Philip J. Baird, 83, DeKalb, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2002, at his home. Services are 7 p.m. today at the Anderson Funeral Home, DeKalb. Chaplain Goldy Mortensen will officiate. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Additional services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home, Wapello. The Rev. Darryl Erickson will officiate. Visitation is one hour prior to services Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be Monday at Indian Creek Cemetery, rural Columbus Junction, with military rites provided by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Glenn Allen Post No. 5166, Wapello. A memorial has been established at Anderson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 605, 2011 S. Fourth St., DeKalb, IL 60115.
Mr. Baird was born on Jan. 18, 1919, in Mediapolis, the son of Ralph and Fannie Brass Baird. He married Wanda C. Shew on Oct. 21, 1945, in Grandview. He graduated from Wapello High School, Wapello, and earned a bachelors of arts from Iowa State University, Ames.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II. He was employed by the Extension Service at Iowa State University and later worked for the Illinois Department of Job Service as a Veteran's representative, where he retired. He was a member of the Grace Free Lutheran Church, DeKalb; American Legion Post No. 66, where he served as past commander; VFW Post No. 2287, DeKalb; and the DeKalb County Voiture.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Barbara Hoyle and her husband, Randy, of Naperville; a granddaughter, Valerie Hoyle; two brothers, Don Baird and his wife, Wanda, of Coralville and Lloyd Baird and his wife, Joan, of Cedar Rapids; a sister, Eleanor Durst of Muscatine; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Dorothy Baird; a brother, Jim Baird; a niece, Nancy Durst; and his stepmother, Olive Baird.
Ralph J. Wittich Riley Freers Funeral Home, no date.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140973708/philip-john-bairdPhilip married Wanda C. Shew on 21 Oct 1945 in Grandview, Louisa County, Iowa. Wanda was born on 31 Jul 1923 in Grandview, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 19 Jun 2006 in Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois; was buried in Indian Creek Cemetery, Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]