Show W BAKEH DIES was 11 as ono one of euly early eu ly b and spent aitho life in helping Plo pi ayi giess ess bunc i nl today in ili the deaeth of 0 william george baker which occurred last friday morning very suddenly after but a few hours illness richfield lost one of its best knon and most highly respected citizens lie he had been be e n a sufferer front from gallstone for some time but nothing serious was inas anticipated front from this source he was seized with nith one of the usual attacks on oil thurida Thurs thursday da about noon while on oil his way up town and he immediately returned to ills his home lie he suffered much during the afternoon and towards evening lie he sank into a state of conia coma fro from which lie he did not arouse and death relieved him early friday morning mr balzer baker was born in ogden go 65 ears bears ago the son of mr and mrs AV G baker the family came to sevier with the early settlers and gjere among those who moved out when the indian depredations made pioneer life in this valley impossible the balzer baker family returned here with the other settlers in ill the early carly and richfield has been george bakers home ever since he engaged in ill cattle raising early in life and was one of the successful men in this industry clu stry his business interests carried him to the southeastern parts of the state and lie he had interests around escalante and boulder but richfield has always been his home he retired from active business a number of eais cais since and lias has been closely identified with richfield and its history and progress he married miss amanda jensen of richfield a sister to amel B jensen of salina and to mrs amos nielsen of richfield A large family was vas born to mr and mrs baker and the surviving members are his wife mrs C R nelson mrs J H loosman and lionel 11 el baker los angeles mrs irs joseph condie thatcher ida mrs C J haycock provo claudo claude baker baig liani ham city edna baker and frank baker richfield he leaves fifteen grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters healy and john baker mrs thomas ogden jr mrs james peters Rich neld louis baker mrs minnie B beau monroe nels ralph mrs frank salt lake gene and ed baker escalante claude B baker boulder mrs victor bean la grande ore mrs floyd denton Calli calliette Callien ente tc mr baker was fond of sport in lifs his younger daas and life on oil the range had fitted him for knowing all the wild game and the their r habits this led to his appointment as district ganic game warden here about live five years ago which po position lie he held tor for two years mr and mrs baker wele ardent devotees of fish lake and spent much of each summer at that thai splendid recreation spot funeral services aie being held this afternoon at the third N ard c hapel chapel where guy lowis lewis B E E r hoft mann judge H N haes J E heppler and bishop hansen will pay tribute to mr baker A double quartet quai tet and a male quartet under direction 0 of john hood are furnishing the music program pro giam with kenneth hood and mrs R G dark clark as soloists |