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Obituary for Baty


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday September 17, 2000

Robert E. Baty, 75, passed away Friday, September 15, 2000. He was born in Gilliand, TX on December 28, 1924. He is survived by his wife, Shirley of Albuquerque; her two sons, Eugene Eddy and Robert Eddy of Albuquerque; his son, Jerry Michael Baty and his wife, Bonnie, of Denham Springs, LA; daughter, Karen Gayle Harper and her husband, Melvin of Jal, NM; special niece, Peggy Mills and her husband, Terry of Conchas, NM area; brother, L.B. Baty and his wife, Nina, of San Angelo, TX; sister-in-law, Pat Baty, of San Angelo, TX; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his late wife, Josephine (Jo) Baty of Jal, NM; his parents, L.B. and Beatrice Baty; and his brothers and sisters. Mr. Baty retired from El Paso Natural Gas in 1983 after 32 years of service in the Measurement Department. He was a Past Grand Master of the Independent Order of Oddfellows and Rebekahs of New Mexico, a member of the Lovington Lodge No. 44, and member of the Jal United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, September 18, 2000 at Fitzgerald and Son Funeral Directors, 3113 Carlisle NE. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 19, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. at Fitzgerald and Son Funeral Director's Chapel. Another service will be held on Thursday, September 21, 2000 at the Jal United Methodist Church at 1:00 p.m. followed by interment in the Jal Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the IOOF Recreation Area. Fitzgerald & Son Funeral Directors, 3113 Carlisle NE, in charge of arrangements.


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