Willis Leland Baum

      Willis Leland Baum, 82, of Farmington, died at 2:31 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

      A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington, with the Rev. Larry Wallingford officiating.

      Open visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with a public Masonic service at 7 p.m., followed by family visitation until 8 p.m.

      A memorial will be designated at a later date by the family. Memorials may be left at the funeral home or mailed to the family at 1349 230th St., Farmington 52626.

      Mr. Baum was born July 22, 1926, in Antioch, Mo., the son of Willis E. and Margaret Wilson Baum. He married Charlotte I. Munford Aug. 4, 1944, in Kahoka, Mo. She died April 2, 1998.

To see the full obituary, read the Feb. 11, 2009, Fairfield Ledger.