Richard Noel Baitty
- Born: 6 November 1912
- Marriage (1): Doris Beatrice Crawford on 27 June 1941 in Helena, MT
- Died: 8 February 2000, Columbia, MO at age 87
- Buried: 10 February 2000, Kirksville, MO
 Noted events in his life were:
• His obituary was published in the unknown newspaper after 8 February 2000 in Kirksville, MO.
First Lieutenant Richard Noel Baitty, age 87, of Queen City, Missouri passed away Tuesday February 8, 2000 in the Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Missouri where he had been a patient one week.
The son of Fred and Leona Lind Baitty he was born in Queen City, Missouri on November 6, 1911.
On June 27, 1941 at Helena, Montana he was united in marriage to Doris Beatrice Crawford of La Plata, Missouri. On their honeymoon they bummed a freight train and went to every state in the United States, worked in every capital city and even ate in the Hobo Jungles. Noel said "this is living."
Surviving are his wife Doris of Queen City, Missouri, one sister, Mary Piper of Queen City, Missouri and several nieces and nephews, also special friends, Ralph and Carolyn Jones of Lancaster, Missouri, Denise Anders and daughters, Megan, Heather and Kimberly of Lancaster, Missouri, Floyd and Daisy Manning of Lancaster, Missouri, and Paul and Mable VanMeter of Queen City, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Caroline Gosser and one brother, Lind Baitty.
Noel attended Schuyler County Schools until his junior year then moved to Kirksville and graduated from the Kirksville High School Class of 1932.
Following graduation, he joined the National Guard Company K, 138 Infantry Division for seven years. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army and went to Officers Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia where he graduated fifth in his class and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant. Mr. Baitty then received his Bars and went oversees and made it through Pearl Harbor on the ship Santa Cruz.
He served on the islands of Hawaii, Eniwick, Layte, Japan, and Cebu when they dropped the Atomic Bomb.
During the occupation of Japan he served one year on the islands of Sappora and Hokiato as a Military Police Prison Officer of the Ninth Corps stockade.
He was a member of the VFW Post 4958 of Memphis, Missouri, Loyal Order of the Moose of Kirksville, Missouri, Odd Fellows, Past Grand of Downing, Missouri, Rebekah Lodge of Downing, Missouri, and the American Legion of Lancaster, Missouri.
Noel owned and operated his own airplane, an Aeronautics Chief. He owned and operated an 85 acre Dairy farm North of Kirksville.
He was a member of the Downing Christian Church, and was a state service officer for the VFW
Graveside services were held Thursday February 10, 2000 at 1:00 in the Veterans Garden Of Honor in Park Memorial Gardens in Kirksville, Missouri.
The Reverend Larry Smith officiated the services.
Military Rites were held at the graveside by VFW Post 4958 of Memphis, Missouri.
There was no visitation, the Hudson-Rimer Park View Funeral chapel in Kirksville were in charge of the services.
Casket bearers were members of the VFW Post 4958 of Memphis, Missouri.
(Source: unknown newspaper)
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• He was buried on 10 February 2000 in the Park View Memorial Gardens in Kirksville, MO.
Find a Grave Memorial 59722409
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Richard married Doris Beatrice Crawford, daughter of Glen Erwin Crawford and Alpha Marie Homes, on 27 June 1941 in Helena, MT. (Doris Beatrice Crawford was born on 25 November 1917 in Gibbs, MO,1 2 died on 17 November 2002 in Memphis, MO and was buried on 20 November 2002 in Kirksville, MO.)
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