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Obituaries

24 Mar 1940 Dallas Morning News ~
   B.H. Stokes, 40, Killed in Kerr County Accident.
   Special to the news. Kerrville, Texas, March 23-
" With his skull fractured, B.H.Stokes, 40, of Medina, Bandera County, was found dead near his wrecked truck at 9 a.m. Saturday on the highway, four miles south of here."
 " The truck had left the road and struck a tree, which kept it from plunging into the Guadalupe River."
 " mr. Stokes was a merchant, stock farmer and tourist camp owner. More than $100 was found in his pockets."
 " Fire Chief Clarence Barker Found the body. Dr. J.J.Jackson said he apparently had been dead several hours. A verdict of accidental death was returned by the Justice of the Peace, Bob Bennett, who conducted a coroners' inquest."

22 Jul 1968 Dallas Morning News -
"Assembly of God Pastor , Rev. R.F. Baker, Dies
    The Rev. Robert Floyd Baker, 80, of 2412 S. Ewing, pastor of the Kiest Park Assembly of God died here Sunday.
     Born in Pipecreek, Bandera County, the Rev. Mr. Baker had been a Dallas resident 25 years. A minister since 1912, Mr. Baker was instrumental in building seven congregations of the Assembly of God. He was pastor emeritus of the Trinity Memorial Assembly of God and a trustee of Daniel Memorial Children's Home in Fairfield, Freestone County.
    Suvivors; Wife; two daughters, Mrs. H.E. Kennerly and Mrs. Claude Pursley of Dallas; three sons, J.W. Baker, and Samuel J. Baker of Dallas and R.F. Baker Jr. of Tyler; a sister, Mrs. Alvie Duvall of Kerrville, Kerr County; 14 grandchildren and seven great - grandchildren.
   Funeral services will be at 10 Assembly of God, burial will be in Laural Land Memorial Park."


 

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