Elmyra Bennett Baird

Mink Creek, IdahoElmyra B. BairdMink Creek - Elmyra Bennett Baird, 85, passed away June 2, 2008 at the Sunshine Terrace Rehabilitation Center in Logan, Utah following a courageous battle with diabetes and Periphery Artery Disease. Elmyra was born June 13, 1922 in Mound Valley, Idaho the youngest of four sisters and six brothers born to Ephraim Arthur and Elva Ann Seamons Bennett. Her father was killed in a threshing accident when she was just eight months old and her mother died when she was nine years old. Consequently, she lived with her older brother and two sisters during her childhood. She married Burnell Hagen Baird on June 26, 1941 in the Logan LDS Temple. They settled in Mink Creek, Idaho and raised four children. Burnell preceded her in death on June 26, 1989.Elmyra was an active member of the Mink Creek LDS Ward and held many church positions including Junior Sunday School Coordinator and Primary President. She and her husband served many years with the Franklin County Chapter of the American Farm Bureau and she was associated for many years with the Franklin County Medical Center Pink Ladies. She is survived by her four children, Richard (Betty) Baird, of Logan, UT; Ted (Vivian) Baird, of Aurora, CO; Judy (Michael) Nelson; Riverdale, UT; Hal (Sheri) Baird; La Cross, WI; 17 grandchildren, 33 great grand grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchild; one sister Afton Forman, of Preston, ID. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Burnell, three sisters, and six brothers. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in the Mink Creek LDS Ward Chapel with Bishop Terry Westerberg conducting. Friends may call Saturday from 9:00-10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Mink Creek Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Webb Funeral Home in Preston. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.webbmortuary.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, American Cancer Society, or National Breast Cancer Foundation are encouraged.