Lenora L. Baird Obituary (1922

Lenora L. Baird Lenora L. Baird passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2012 from heart failure. She was born September 29, 1922 in Ogden, Utah to Henry Waltmar and Ebba Ingeborg Larson Lundahl. She was reared in Logan, Utah, graduating from Logan High School in 1940. She married Dorman H Baird December 5, 1941 in Los Angeles, California. Their vows were later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple on August 2, 1944. They experienced WWII as he served in the Army and she supported him throughout his military service. Her interests included her family, singing in various choirs with the DePoairs, the Celeste Singers, and ward choirs, ballroom and square dancing and charcoal sketching. Some of her favorite things included attending the temple, going shopping, watching Jazz games, and Mrs. Cavanaugh's chocolates. She retired from the Internal Revenue Service after 27 years. She volunteered as a Guardian ad Litem for children and for the Children's Aid Society. She served as the PTA President of Hillcrest Elementary. She served on various civic committees with her husband in local government and as the secretary of the Weber County Republican Women. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Lenora served in many callings in the MIA and Relief Society and as Matron of the Ogden LDS Temple with her husband as President from 1990-1993. She served several missions with her husband to the Florida, Fort Lauderdale and Dominican Republic Missions, in the Orlando, Florida Temple and a Church Service Mission to Inner City Ogden and in the Church Public Affairs Office. Surviving her are a daughter, Karen (Larry) Beaman, Harrsiville, UT, her son, Jeffrey (Tamra) Baird, Pleasant View, UT and son-in-law Kent Mooney, Ogden, UT; 7 grandchildren; Michael, Alan, Natalie, Stacey, Rachel, Jordan and Jenessa; 7 great-grandchildren; Trevor, Lindsie, Preston, Brittany, Kortnee, Ashton, Landon with 2 more on the way and 1 great-great-grandchild, TJ. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dorman, her daughter, Suzanne Mooney, 1 great-grandson, Tyler and her 5 sisters and 1 infant brother. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Lorin Farr 3rd Ward Building at 1608 East 1300 South (North of 12th Street, East of Mountain Rd), Ogden, Utah with Bishop James Losee officiating. Friends may call at Myers Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. Ogden, Utah on Friday, March 9th from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the church, Saturday from 10-10:45 a.m. Interment Evergreen Memorial Park. Her family would like to thank her neighbors and friends for their help and care both in her ward and at Gardens Assisted Living. A special thanks also to the staff at Maple Springs Assisted Living in Brigham City, UT for their excellent and compassionate care. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her honor to the General Missionary Fund or Temple Patrons Assistance Fund of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at www.ldsphilanthropies.org under "In Memoriam". Condolences may be sent to the family at www.myers-mortuary.com VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 March 9, 2012 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CemeteryMyers Evergreen Memorial Park 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 March 10, 2012 ServiceLorin Farr 3rd Ward 1608 East 1300 South Ogden, UT March 10, 2012