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From: "Victoria Hospodar Valentine" <>
Subject: [PA-SW-OBITS] BAKER, SPEER, KISH, KIZER Oct. 7,1920 McDonald PA Outlook
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:52:35 -0500


BAKER, SPEER, KISH, KIZER



George Plummer BAKER, a well-known member of the Washington
county bar and a former member of the state legislature from this county,
died suddenly at the City hospital Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. News
of Mr. BAKER's death came as a shock to his friends, it not having been
generally known that he was ill. He had been suffering from mastoid trouble
and became unconscious Friday afternoon. He was taken to the hospital
Sunday and operated on late in the afternoon. While he recovered from the
anesthetic he did not recover consciousness, meningitis which developed
causing his death.

The son of Lewis F. and Mary DORSEY BAKER, Mr. BAKER was born in
West Pike Run township. The family of which Mr. BAKER was a descendent was
established in Washington county more than a century ago, Mr. BAKER's great
grandfather, John Wood BAKER, and his brother, George, coming from Lancaster
county in 1781. They settled in lands of West Pike Run township, following
the occupation of agriculture. It was here on the old BAKER farm that Lewis
BAKER, the grandfather of George Plummer BAKER was born.

Mr. BAKER served as deputy recorder of Washington county under
Recorder L. M. AXTELL and E. N. DUNLAP and afterwards served two terms as a
member of the Pennsylvania state legislature, being first elected in 1914
and re-elected in 1916. In 1919 he was a candidate for Judge of the
Orphans' Court of Washington county; being defeated by Judge Haldain B.
HUGHES, of Washington.

In politics Mr. BAKER had always been a staunch Republican.
Early in life he began to take an active interest in affairs political and
until the time of his death maintained a very active interest in both state
and national affairs.

Many years ago Mr. BAKER became a member of Beallsville Lodge
No. 237 Free and Accepted Masons.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Effie BLACK BAKER and two
daughters, Mrs. Paul BEELER, of Johnstown, and Miss Bernice BAKER, at home.
Four brothers also survive: Charles E. BAKER, of Dormont; William L. BAKER,
of Indianapolis; John T. BAKER, of Clairton and L. Frank BAKER, of
California.

Funeral services were held at his late residence, 234 Locust
avenue, Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. The interment was in the
Washington cemetery.



Mr. W. L. SPEER attended the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth
SPEER, of Georgetown, Ohio on Friday. The deceased was 93 years old and for
the past 60 years has lived in the same house.

*Oakdale column



We are very sorry to learn of the death of the little daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. KISH of Clinton avenue, who died on Friday morning after a
few days illness of diphtheria. A private funeral was held and interment
was made in the Oakdale cemetery on Saturday morning with the Rev. E. D.
LEWIS having a short service at the grave.



Mrs. Florence SEQUI was called to the funeral of her uncle last
Saturday, Mr. A. B. KIZER of Mars, interment at the old home at Emlenton.

*Noblestown column




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