Mrs. Lula M. Baldridge
DEATH CLAIMS MRS. LULA M. BALDRIDGE AT VERNON, TEXAS
WAS VISITING DAUGHTER IN THAT CITY; BODY SHIPPED HERE FOR BURIAL.
Plano Star Courier, May 26, 1927
A message was received here Tuesday conveying the sad intelligence of the death of Mrs. Lula M. Baldridge, age 65 years, of this city which occurred at 5:30 o’clock that morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Johnson, in Vernon, Texas, in whose home she had been visiting for the past few weeks.
Deceased had been in declining health for the past two months. However, her condition was not considered serious. She accompanied her daughter home a few weeks ago, thinking that the change would be beneficial to her health.
She grew worse Saturday and her son, Percy B. Baldridge, manager of the Hudson & Davis Dry Goods store in this city, received a telephone message, advising him of his mother’s condition, and he left that evening for Vernon to attend her bedside.
The news of her death was a shock to her numerous friends and acquaintances in this city.
The remains reached Dallas Wednesday morning at 6 o’clock and were received there by E. O. Harrington, undertaker of this city. The body was conveyed to Plano from Dallas by automobile hearse and taken to the home of her sister, Mrs. J. A. Moreman, East Jefferson street.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church at 3 o’clock, Wednesday afternoon , conducted by the Rev. A. L. Leake, pastor of this church.
Following services at the church the funeral cortege wended its way to the Masonic cemetery, where her body was laid to rest.
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Native of Georgia.
Mrs. Baldridge was a native of Macon, Georgia. She was formerly Miss Lula Cofer, and came to Plano in early girlhood. She was the widow of Henry Baldridge, former dry goods merchant of Plano. Following their marriage Mr. And Mrs. Baldridge resided for a while in McKinney. Returning to Plano, it was in this city that Mr. Baldridge died about thirty-five years ago. Mrs. Baldridge is survived by four children—two sons and two daughters, as follows: H. C. Baldridge of Ardmore, Oklahoma; and Percy B. Baldridge of Plano; Mrs. A. E. Johnson, Vernon, Texas; and Mrs. E. E. Lyon, of New York City. She also leaves one brother, Richard Cofer, of Weatherford, Texas; and one sister, Mrs. J. A. Moreman, of Plano, to mourn her departure.
Mrs. Moreman and husband were visiting their daughter, Mrs. R.. E. Lee, at Brownwood, Texas, and notified of the illness of Mrs. Baldridge and left at once for Vernon. Mrs. Moreman being at her sister’s bedside when the end came.
Deceased was a devout Christian, being a member of the Plano Baptist church.
A profusion of beautiful and fragrant flowers covered her newly made grave, and ere expressions of the love and esteem in which the deceased was held by her multitude of friends.
WAS VISITING DAUGHTER IN THAT CITY; BODY SHIPPED HERE FOR BURIAL.
Plano Star Courier, May 26, 1927
A message was received here Tuesday conveying the sad intelligence of the death of Mrs. Lula M. Baldridge, age 65 years, of this city which occurred at 5:30 o’clock that morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Johnson, in Vernon, Texas, in whose home she had been visiting for the past few weeks.
Deceased had been in declining health for the past two months. However, her condition was not considered serious. She accompanied her daughter home a few weeks ago, thinking that the change would be beneficial to her health.
She grew worse Saturday and her son, Percy B. Baldridge, manager of the Hudson & Davis Dry Goods store in this city, received a telephone message, advising him of his mother’s condition, and he left that evening for Vernon to attend her bedside.
The news of her death was a shock to her numerous friends and acquaintances in this city.
The remains reached Dallas Wednesday morning at 6 o’clock and were received there by E. O. Harrington, undertaker of this city. The body was conveyed to Plano from Dallas by automobile hearse and taken to the home of her sister, Mrs. J. A. Moreman, East Jefferson street.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church at 3 o’clock, Wednesday afternoon , conducted by the Rev. A. L. Leake, pastor of this church.
Following services at the church the funeral cortege wended its way to the Masonic cemetery, where her body was laid to rest.
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Native of Georgia.
Mrs. Baldridge was a native of Macon, Georgia. She was formerly Miss Lula Cofer, and came to Plano in early girlhood. She was the widow of Henry Baldridge, former dry goods merchant of Plano. Following their marriage Mr. And Mrs. Baldridge resided for a while in McKinney. Returning to Plano, it was in this city that Mr. Baldridge died about thirty-five years ago. Mrs. Baldridge is survived by four children—two sons and two daughters, as follows: H. C. Baldridge of Ardmore, Oklahoma; and Percy B. Baldridge of Plano; Mrs. A. E. Johnson, Vernon, Texas; and Mrs. E. E. Lyon, of New York City. She also leaves one brother, Richard Cofer, of Weatherford, Texas; and one sister, Mrs. J. A. Moreman, of Plano, to mourn her departure.
Mrs. Moreman and husband were visiting their daughter, Mrs. R.. E. Lee, at Brownwood, Texas, and notified of the illness of Mrs. Baldridge and left at once for Vernon. Mrs. Moreman being at her sister’s bedside when the end came.
Deceased was a devout Christian, being a member of the Plano Baptist church.
A profusion of beautiful and fragrant flowers covered her newly made grave, and ere expressions of the love and esteem in which the deceased was held by her multitude of friends.
