Lydia Hill Baird's Obituary
Lydia H. Baird, age 91 of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and formerly of Claymont, Delaware, died peacefully on Wednesday June 27, 2012 at the Brandywine Assisted Living Facilities in Rehoboth Beach. She was the daughter of late Mary C. and Edgar L. Hill, both deceased of Wilmington. Lydia was a graduate of the Pierre Samuel duPont High School, Class of 1938 and resided in Delaware for her entire life. A lifelong member of the Peninsula-McCabe United Methodist Church, Wilmington, she participated in many of the activities at the church and was a member of several different circle groups.
Lydia was preceded in death by her husband, Warren J. 'Bud' Baird, Sr.; brothers, Layton Hill and Vernon Hill; a sister Jessie Tyson; and daughter-in-law Ann R. Baird. She is survived by her son Warren Jay Baird, Jr of Lewes; her daughter and son-in-law Shirley and Stephen Hornyak of Wilmington; grandson and his wife, David and JoAnn Baird of Milford; granddaughter and her husband, Stacey and David Gnugnoli of Wilmington; great-granddaughters Libby and Abby Baird of Milford; brother Ted Hill of Claymont; and many nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday July 2, 2012 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Gracelawn Memorial Park 2220 N. Dupont Pkwy, New Castle, DE, where friends may visit one hour prior to the service. Interment will be private in the adjoining cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be made to the Vitas Hospice, Walnut Street Professional Center, 1016 Union Street, Milford, Delaware 19963 or to a charity of choice.
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