Dorothy "Dot" Bettina Harris Baird, of Perryville, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013, in the Elkton Care and Rehab in Elkton. She was 95. Mrs. Baird was born in Wilmington, Delaware on April 4, 1918, daughter of the late George Kennard Harris, Sr., and the late Bessie Cunningham Harris. She was the wife of the late William David Baird. She worked at National Vulcanized Fiber of Wilmington and was a bookkeeper for her husband's business, Ashley Motors.
Mrs. Baird was a member of Bethel UM Church, Zion, the Historical Society of Cecil County and the Upper Shore Genealogical Society and enjoyed genealogy and American History. She published the Harris Family History, the Index to the Wills and Administration of Cecil County and Land Patents of Cecil County. She is survived by her cousins, Sherrye Eaton, Nancy Eaton and Patti Anker; plus many other family and friends. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, George Kennard Harris, Jr. and a sister-in-law, Louise Harris. Friends can call at the Crouch Funeral Home on Friday, September 27 from 1 to 2 p.m. with funeral services held immediately following at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Brookview Cemetery in Rising Sun. Comments are closed.
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