Neva Arnold Baird
July 23, 1906 ~ February 11, 2007
Baird, Neva Arnold, 100, retired Kechi City Clerk, died February 11, 2007. Visitation with the family 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Wednesday at Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Memorial service 10:00 A.M. Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Kechi United Methodist Church. Neva was born July 23, 1906 in the Oklahoma Indian Territory. She attended and graduated from Wichita High School, and attended Friends University. She received her teaching certificate in 1926. She married Chet Baird October 29, 1927. Chet and Neva built a home in Kechi in 1941 that was her home for 65 years. In 1954, Neva received her substitute teaching certificate. Neva was also the first city clerk of Kechi. Chet passed away in April of 1994. She was also preceded by a daughter, Helen Louise, who was born November 16, 1928, and died November 24, 1928. Neva is survived by a son Oren, of Wichita; grandchildren, Kim (Ray) Pericola, of Olathe, KS, and Doug Baird, of Wichita; great-grandchildren, R.J., Peyton, Lauren Pericola, all of Olathe; and a special friend, Darlene Saker. Memorials have been established with Kechi United Methodist Church, 257 West Kechi Road, Kechi, Kansas, 67067, and Catholic Care Center, 6700 East 45th St. North, Bel Aire, Kansas, 67226.
Visitation with the family 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Wednesday at Downing Lahey Mortuary East
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Dear Baird family, I am sending this for my mother-in-law, Isabel Siedhoff, who shared a table with Mrs. Baird at the Catholic Care Center. She wants you to know how much she enjoyed her company at mealtime, and how glad she was to have her as a friend. They talked together just last week at a birthday party, and Isabel knew she wasn’t feeling her best. She said to tell you she’ll miss her very much, and that her thoughts and prayers are with you.