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Baize, J.V.

J.V. Baize, 41, is buried Sept. 6

J.V. Baize, 41, of Gary, Ind., died in St. Margaret's Hospital in Hammond, Ind. on Saturday, Sept. 2 at 12 p.m. He was born in Muhlenberg County on Sept. 4, 1926.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Pearl Baize of Gary; two daughters, Mrs. Joyce Ann Belcher of Warren, Mich., and Mrs. Mary Christine Carley of Hammond; four grandchildren; three brothers, Willard of Hessville, Ind., Jimmie of Moorman and Robert Baize of Illinois.

Services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Central City with the Rev. Morton Johnson in charge. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Baker, George

George Baker died Feb. 27 in Ohio Co.
Former resident of Muhlenberg county dies after a lingering illness

The Ohio County News, in its issue of March 3, brought the news of the death of George Baker, who died in Ohio county, February 27.

The news article of his death follows:

George Baker, 72, well'known citizen of Beaver Dam, died at 9 a.m., February 27, in Ohio county. He had been ill several months following an operation.

Mr. Baker was a son of the late Augustus and Pauline Steel Baker, a native of Muhlenberg county. He was prominent in Republican politics and served as representative of Muhlenberg county, his office expiring in 1913. He later served a four-year term in the state senate. He was also prominent in the work of the Miners' Union in this district and an active member of the Christian Church, both at Central City where he united in 1904, and later in the church at Beaver Dam.

Mr. Baker was married in 1892 to Miss Ida Green. He is also survived by a daughter Mrs. Carolyn Forsythe of Lexington; a son, Vernon Baker, of South Carolina; a sister, Mrs. W.G. Cox, of Beaver Dam, route 4; and three brothers, E.W., of Beaver Dam; Robert, of McHenry and Richard, of Taylor Mines.

Funeral services were conducted from the Baptist Mission church at Taylor Mines, at 2 p.m., Tuesday, by the Rev. Frank Burden, of near Beaver Dam, with interment in Taylor Mines Cemetery.

Baker, John Clifton

John C. Baker, 91, Dies Jan. 6

Penrod - John Clifton Baker, 91, of Penrod Route 1, died at City-County Hospital in Bowling Green Sunday, Jan. 6.

A retired farmer, Mr. Baker was a son of the late Jacob and Jeanette Clark Baker and was born in Muhlenberg County Aug. 23, 1882. He was a member of Penrod Baptist Church.

Funeral services were Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. William L. Cook in charge. Burial was in Myers Chapel Cemetery.

Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Lela Bradley of Nashville, Tenn. and Mrs. Winnie James of Penrod Route 1; several nieces and nephews.

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Basham, Rosie

Mrs. Rosie Basham, 65, South Carrollton, Dies

Mrs. Rosie Basham, 65, died at the Greenville hospital at 8 a.m., Wednesday.

Surviving are three sons, John Basham, Chicago; Alfred Basham, Evansville; and Everett Basham, Peoria, IL; three daughters, Mrs. Ann Thompson of Peoria, Mrs. Minnie Mitchell of Livermore; and Mrs. Eleanor Wood, South Carrollton; two step-sons, Lumie Basham, Memphis, TN; and Willie Basham, St. Louis, MO; one step-daughter, Mrs. Fannie Locker, Owensboro; one brother, Sol Anderson, Caneyville; three sisters, Mrs. Nona Arnold, Island; Mrs. Effie Stinson, Louisville; and Mrs. Laura Hayes, Caneyville.

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Updated April 25, 2025.

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