Genealogy Society Meets, Hears Program from Veterans Museum

The Bradley County Genealogy Society met Sunday, November 22 in the new addition to the Veterans' Museum.  John Little gave the program about the new addition and the progress of the museum.  He noted that 30 Head Start children visited the museum last week and that attendance continues to be good.  He told those gathered about a new display honoring the soldiers from the county who died in Korean, Vietnam, the Middle East, and World Wars I and II.  He thanked Mr. and Mrs. Baker Peebles and Carol Bryant for their work in getting this accomplished.

Mr. Little also issued a call for help finding information about Bobby King who was born in Warren and died in 1966 in Vietnam.  His mother was Ruth Reep King.  He was a career serviceman who had been in the military 17 years and was a veteran of the Korean War.  He moved to Baytown, Texas at the age of 2.  Anyone with information about Mr. King, please contact the Bradley County Veterans Museum.

He further noted that the museum is trying to locate more information about Jessie S. Baker.  He served with the first special service force during WWII.  He and his wife (of three months), Lula Belle Moore Baker were both killed in the 1949 tornado.  He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Baker.  His wife was the daughter of James A. Moore.  He was an employee of the Bradley Lumber Company.  He is buried in Oakland Cemetery.