Floyd James (Jake) Baird

1907 - 1964  (57 years)

• Name	Floyd James (Jake) Baird
  Nickname	Jake
  Born	24 Sep 1907	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Oct 1964	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  	Mother's obituary (Sadie Baird) states he died on September 11, 1964. We believe this is in error and recorded his death date as October 11, 1964, as inscribed on his headstone.
  Buried	13 Oct 1964	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I888	Rossville
  Last Modified	9 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Charles Edward Baird,   b. 1 Jun 1876, Birds, Lawrence County, Illinois ,   d. 23 Jun 1938, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Sadie Viola Oldham Baird,   b. 26 Aug 1888, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 8 Oct 1983, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 95 years)
  Married	1905	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Family ID	F274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie Lillis Bradley Divine Baird,   b. 5 Nov 1890, Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas ,   d. 10 Feb 1981, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	1953	Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2019 23:24:25
  Family ID	F265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Baird, Floyd 2 FLOYD JAMES ‘JAKE’ BAIRD Floyd James Baird, 57, Rossville, died Sunday, October 11, 1964, at a Topeka Hospital. Born September 24, 1907 to Charles Edward Baird and Sadie Viola/Oldham Stum at Rossville, he had lived there all of his life. Mr. Baird had been a warehouse foreman at the Topeka Supply Depot for several years. He was a World War II veteran. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Rossville and the Scottish Rite Bodies in Topeka and the American Legion at Silver Lake, Kansas. Survivors include his wife, Bessie Baird, Rossville, his mother Mrs. Sadie Baird, Rossville, a step-daughter, Mrs. Vivian Turner, two brothers, Vernon Baird, 3422 Bryant, Topeka, Kansas and Charles Baird of Neosho, Missouri; five sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Paine and Mrs. Wilma Dolezilek both of Rossville, Mrs. Grace Owens, Houston TX, Mrs. Edna Verhage, Tonganoxie, Kansas and Mrs. Jean Mee, Canadian, TX. Parker Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Personal Notes: Sgt. Floyd (Jake) Baird arrived in Leavenworth last Friday and was given his discharge from air force. Sergeant Jake has been a member of ground crew of the famous Ninth Air Force, went to France shortly after D-Day and through the whole campaign until the Germans said “Uncle.” Jake didn’t waste any time after leaving Leavenworth in getting home to greet his family and old cronies. 1945 Divine-Baird Mrs. Bess Divine and Floyd ‘Jake’ Baird slipped out of town Saturday and were married Sunday at 6:00 o’clock in Huntsville, AR. They were accompanied by her daughter Mrs. Henry Turner and Mr. Turner. They returned to Rossville Monday. (1953)