Dikey died at his home from cancer.
Obituary found in family Bible. Most likely from The Commercial Appeal of Memphis, TN.
Dikey I. Baldwin, 62, retired farmer, died yesterday at his home after a long illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home in Tunica with burial in Hopewell Cemetery in Arkabutla. He leaves his wife, Leona Baldwin; two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Carlisle of Memphis and Mrs. Annette Baldwin of Strayhorn; two sons, James Howard Baldwin of Memphis and Dikey Baldwin, Jr of Hernando; three sisters, Mrs. Fairie Mangrum of Robinsonville, Mrs. Dora Mangrum of Tunica and Mrs. Adaline Oaks of Drew; two brothers, Charlie Baldwin of Drew and William Baldwin of Hernando and 10 grandchildren.
Dikey I Baldwin - WWII Enlistment Record
Tunica County, Mississippi
Enlisting at the age of approximately 19 on December 22, 1942, Dikey I Baldwin was a a private in the Branch Immaterial or General Officers branch of the Selectees during World War II.
At the time of enlistment, Dikey I Baldwin was single, without dependents, stood 70 inches tall, weighed 158 pounds, and had an education level of grammar school. Dikey I Baldwin was born in 1923 in Mississippi, and identified as white.
Dikey died at his home from cancer.
Obituary found in family Bible. Most likely from The Commercial Appeal of Memphis, TN.
Dikey I. Baldwin, 62, retired farmer, died yesterday at his home after a long illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home in Tunica with burial in Hopewell Cemetery in Arkabutla. He leaves his wife, Leona Baldwin; two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Carlisle of Memphis and Mrs. Annette Baldwin of Strayhorn; two sons, James Howard Baldwin of Memphis and Dikey Baldwin, Jr of Hernando; three sisters, Mrs. Fairie Mangrum of Robinsonville, Mrs. Dora Mangrum of Tunica and Mrs. Adaline Oaks of Drew; two brothers, Charlie Baldwin of Drew and William Baldwin of Hernando and 10 grandchildren.
Dikey I Baldwin - WWII Enlistment Record
Tunica County, Mississippi
Enlisting at the age of approximately 19 on December 22, 1942, Dikey I Baldwin was a a private in the Branch Immaterial or General Officers branch of the Selectees during World War II.
At the time of enlistment, Dikey I Baldwin was single, without dependents, stood 70 inches tall, weighed 158 pounds, and had an education level of grammar school. Dikey I Baldwin was born in 1923 in Mississippi, and identified as white.
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