Worth Kirkwood Baird

Worth Kirkwood Baird, 89, beloved husband of Jean (nee Somerville), dear father of James Clark Baird (Brenda), Janene Baird Kraegel (Timothy) and Kirk John Baird (Karen), brother of Beverly Ackerman (Bob) and the late Helen Johnson, Geraldine Chappel and Glover Baird, grandfather of Jill Christine Thomas, Tricia Jean Baird, Carol Jean Ramsey, Paul Kirkwood (Lynn Dixon), Kenneth Kraegel (Irene), Pamela Jean Avery (Benjamin), Bonnie Deanne Payne (Jeremy), Elizabeth Anne Baird and Ian Joseph Kirkwood Baird, great grandfather of Meghan Ramsey, Timothy Gene Avery, Ellen Jean Avery, Laurel Jean Avery, Amelia Jean Avery, Caleb David Payne, Ethan Baird Payne and Charis Evelyn Payne. Passed away January 17, 2010. Mr. Baird was a Veteran of WWII where he served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. He retired as Vice President of Sales from LaVezzi Precision (machine parts) in Chicago, Illinois after 49 years. He graduated from Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan. He was a former member and Elder of Lombard Bible Church in Lombard, IL where he sang in the church choir and men's quartet. He was currently a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church. His hobbies included Bible Study and being a Scout Master. Memorial service 1:00PM Saturday, January 23, 2010 in The Chapel at Otterbein Lebanon Retirement Center, 585 N. State Route 741, Lebanon, OH 45036. Contributions may be made to the Otterbein Lebanon Benevolence Fund. Arrangements by Mueller Parker Funeral Home, Mason, Ohio 513-398-9100. To send a condolence or view a Video Tribute go to www.muellerparker.com.