Apparently Bennie (not Ben or Benjamin) was his real name. At least he is so listed on his marriage, death, and social security records.
Index to Kentucky Death Records lists Bennie Baldridge, d. 8 Oct 1988, age 83, in Rowan Co., b. 5 May 1903, certificate Vol. 62, #30939.
Social Security Death index lists Bennie Baldridge, b. 5 Mar 1905, d. 8 Oct 1988, SSN 400-09-7318 issued in KY, last residence in Clearfield, KY.
His obituary in the Morehead News says Bennie Baldridge, 83, of Dry Creek Road, died Oct. 8 at his residence. He had been employed at Lee Clay Products for 35 years, and was a member of the Church of God for over 50 years. Mr. Baldridge was the son of the late Morgan and Margaret Thomas Baldridge. He is survived by his wife, Cleo Hall Keeton Baldridge; five sons, Charles Baldridge, Oceanside, Calif.; Worley Baldridge, Markleville, Indiana, Earnie Baldridge, Albuquerque, N.M., and Linville Baldridge and Virgil Baldridge, both of Wabash, Ind. Also, four daughters, Maxine McCarty, Wabash, Loretta Cooper, Muncie, Ind., Shirley Morgan, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Deloris Jones, Morehead; two stepsons, Doug Keeton, Morehead and Chester Keeton Jr., Lexington; one stepdaughter, Jo Ann McBrayer, Lexington; 23 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. His first wife, Nellie Petitt Baldridge, preceded him in death in 1984. |
