S. Max Baker, 79, died Monday, August (13 ?) 20, 1973 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held in Cerro Gordo Methodist Church with burial in Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Full military rites were accorded as he is a World War I veteran.
Mr. Baker was born in Bement (about 1894) a s/o Charlie and Lizzie M. (Sprague) Baker. He married Elsie M. Shotts on November 26, 1921 in Decatur. She survives along with son, Charles K. of Greenwood IN; daughters: Phyllis (Robert) Taylor of Bement and Mrs. Janice (Larry) Simonton of Cerro Gordo; a sister, Gertrude Moery of Bement; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Baker was mayor of Cerro Gordo from 1931 - 1946 and a 50-year member of the Cerro Gordo American Legion.
Piatt Co Journal-Republican – August 23, 1973
Mr. Baker was born in Bement (about 1894) a s/o Charlie and Lizzie M. (Sprague) Baker. He married Elsie M. Shotts on November 26, 1921 in Decatur. She survives along with son, Charles K. of Greenwood IN; daughters: Phyllis (Robert) Taylor of Bement and Mrs. Janice (Larry) Simonton of Cerro Gordo; a sister, Gertrude Moery of Bement; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Baker was mayor of Cerro Gordo from 1931 - 1946 and a 50-year member of the Cerro Gordo American Legion.
Piatt Co Journal-Republican – August 23, 1973
S. Max Baker, 79, died Monday, August (13 ?) 20, 1973 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held in Cerro Gordo Methodist Church with burial in Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Full military rites were accorded as he is a World War I veteran.
Mr. Baker was born in Bement (about 1894) a s/o Charlie and Lizzie M. (Sprague) Baker. He married Elsie M. Shotts on November 26, 1921 in Decatur. She survives along with son, Charles K. of Greenwood IN; daughters: Phyllis (Robert) Taylor of Bement and Mrs. Janice (Larry) Simonton of Cerro Gordo; a sister, Gertrude Moery of Bement; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Baker was mayor of Cerro Gordo from 1931 - 1946 and a 50-year member of the Cerro Gordo American Legion.
Piatt Co Journal-Republican – August 23, 1973
Mr. Baker was born in Bement (about 1894) a s/o Charlie and Lizzie M. (Sprague) Baker. He married Elsie M. Shotts on November 26, 1921 in Decatur. She survives along with son, Charles K. of Greenwood IN; daughters: Phyllis (Robert) Taylor of Bement and Mrs. Janice (Larry) Simonton of Cerro Gordo; a sister, Gertrude Moery of Bement; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Baker was mayor of Cerro Gordo from 1931 - 1946 and a 50-year member of the Cerro Gordo American Legion.
Piatt Co Journal-Republican – August 23, 1973
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