Ireta Mortimer Baker
Ireta Mortimer Baker, daughter of William John and
Mary Maria Harding
Mortimer, passed away August 7, 2003 in Logan, Utah.
Ireta was born in
Provo, Utah, on June 29, 1909.
She was educated at Franklin Elementary
School, Provo High School, and Brigham Young
University, where she
received a bachelor's degree in Clothing and
Textiles, with a minor in
English. For two years she was a teacher in
Minersville, Utah, covering
a wide variety of subjects, including typewriting,
physical education,
English, general science, literature, and sewing.
She married Jesse Baker on January 16,
1932, in Beaver,
Utah, the marriage later being sealed in the Salt
Lake Temple. Jesse and
Ireta ran a Grade A dairy business with their family
and lived in
Minersville, North Logan, and Beaver, where they
spent the last nearly
fifty years.
Ireta was a talented singer and pianist
and composed the centennial song for Beaver in 1956. In addition to
serving in numerous music assignments, she gave decades of church
service, including
positions in Family History and the Relief Society.
Ireta and Jesse are the parents of six
children: Kenneth
(Savanna) Baker, Logan, Utah; Jerene (Gerald) Weeks,
Logan, Utah;
Phyllis (Marvin) White, Auburn, Washington; Douglas
(Lois) Baker,
McAllen, Texas; William (Jean) Baker, Springville,
Utah; and Carol
(Rodney) Black, Orem, Utah.
Their posterity also includes 40
grandchildren, 114 great-grandchildren, and 11
great-great
grandchildren. Ireta was preceded in death by her
husband, two brothers,
and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held Monday, August 11, 2003
at 10:00 am in the Logan 13th Ward Chapel, 100 East
200 South, Logan. A viewing will be held from 9:00 -
9:45 am at the church. Interment will be in the
Beaver, Utah Cemetery.