Betty Leona Baird
June 15, 1921-July 24, 2008
Betty Leona Baird, 87, of Lakeshore Drive, Niles, died at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, July 24, 2008, at her daughter's home in South Bend, Ind., following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with the Rev. John Baird of St. Joseph, officiating.
Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
Friends may call one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
She was born on June 15, 1921, in Boyne City, to Clarence Willyard and Ethel V. Welch Willyard.
She has lived most of her life in Niles, coming from Boyne City.
She enjoyed living life and spending time with her family.
On July 15, 1944, in Niles, she married Norman L. Baird, who died May 15m 1973.
She was also preceded in death by a sister, Doris Eaton, who died in 2007 and four brothers and sisters.
Surviving family includes two sons, Richard N. (Vanita) Bairdof Oceanside, Ore. and James L. Baird of Dowagiac; a daughter, Sue Ann (Raymond) Baird of South Bend, Ind.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hope Community church, Niles.
Arrangements were by Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.
Niles Daily Star, Published 5:33pm Saturday, July 26, 2008