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Obit For Ephpha "Effie" (Sellers) Baker
Headline Aged Mother Gone
Text Mrs. Eppah Baker passed away at her home in Cassville Friday morning, Dec. 18, 1914, at the advanced age of 80 years, 11 months, and 29 days. For sometime she had been very feeble. Under the weight of her four score years and the complication of diseases brought about by her advanced age her strength gradually failed until life became extinct.

The deceased was born in Tennessee February 19, 1834. When 16 years of age she came with her parents to Arkansas. On January 26, 1854, where was married to Caleb Baker. To this marriage there were born eight children. Six are living. They are Joe Baker of Mineral Springs, Mrs. Rhoda Talbert of near Cassville, Mrs. Cleo Wilmouth of Cheyenne, Okla., Mrs. Martha Campbell of Mt. Vernon, Ore., Alvin Baker of Tryan, Okla., and Mrs. Fatha Shaffer of Loveland, Col.

In 1856 the family moved from Arkansas to this county, were the deceased has resided for more than half a century. Her husband died several years ago and she, for some years, had been living in Cassville. Early in life she professed faith in Christ and united with the Baptist Church of which she had been a faithful member for 65 years. In her death the county has lost one of its oldest and highly respected citizen whose life was a high type of Christian Citizenship.

Funeral services were held at the Horner Church Saturday afternoon in charge of Rev. Edward Chappell and her body laid to rest in the cemetery nearby.
Newspaper or Funeral Home Cassville Republican, Cassville, Barry Co., MO
Date Thursday, December 24, 1914
Death Cert Link Death Certificate
Resource State Historical Society of MO Microfilm
Submitted by Donna Cooper