Barker - Bayless
Bayless C. Barker
Obituary for Bayless C. Barker, found in Mrs. Grover Dowden's scrapbook
Bayless Barker, 69, died Lake View Hospital at Danville, Ill. at 6 o'clock Tuesday morning. He was operated on for a kidney complaint Sat. He has been confined to bed for 10 weeks. Surviving are the widow and five children: Mrs. Harry Youngblood of Terre Haute; Mrs. Edward Clark of Bloomingdale; Clay B of Kingman and Van and Gerold at home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
There was no date.
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Source: Veedersburg News 30's Book A
Bayless Barker, 62, farmer, residing north of Cates, Indiana, passed away in the Lakeview Hospital at Danville Tuesday where he had been a patient for the past few days following an operation for Brights Disease [chronic or acute Nephritis] on Friday. He was one of the well know residents of that section. Funeral services were held at Cates Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Airhart in charge. Undertaker Fred Parham of this city was called and had charge of the funeral arrangements.
Note: his age does not jive but pretty sure same person - died at Lakeview - Brights disease -