JOEL HENRY BALDWIN
Joel H. Baldwin Of Oil Springs
Passes Thursday
Joel H. Baldwin, 83, a member of one of Johnson County's
largest and best-known families died in a local hospital
at 7:45 p.m. Thursday, March 21 1957 following an illness
of several days.
The son of the late S. A. and Hannah Davis Baldwin, he
was born in this county November 2, 1873.
A lifelong resident of Oil Springs, he was a prominent
farmer of that section and also worked as a blacksmith
prior to his retirement.
He was a member of the United Baptist Church. One
daughter, Mrs. Ora Rice, preceded him in death.
Surviving are his widow, Sarah Fairchild Baldwin, to whom
he had been married for fifty-nine years, and eight
children. Three sons, Shelby M., Galloway, Ohio, Sherman
D., Oil Springs, Joel H., Volga; five daughters, Mrs.
Tolbert McKenzie and Mrs. Trigg McKenzie, both of Elna,
Mrs. Dord Bayes, Mt. Sterling, Ohio, Mrs. Ottis Holbrook,
West Liberty, and Mrs. Ralph Burchett, Fuget.
Also surviving are the following brothers and sisters:
Wince, Dock, John, Luther and Clint all of Oil Springs,
McKinley of this city, Mrs. Eunice Webb, Mrs. Nora Webb,
and Susan Baldwin, all of Oil Springs. He also leaves 36
grandchildren and 29 great- grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 10:30 Sunday, March
24, from the Bethel United Baptist Church at Flat Gap
with Lonza Reed, Foster Rigsby and Tommie Bailey as
officiating ministers.
Burial was in the Patty Flat Cemetery at Elna under the
direction of the Paintsville Funeral Home.
Paintsville Herald
Wednesday
March 27, 1957
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