Noel R. Baum

He was a graduate of Ella Williams Grade School and Boonville High School. He had various certificates as Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and Evansville College.

Noel was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Evansville, Masonic Reed Lodge, Hadi Shrine, and Scottish Rite of Evansville.

He was employed at Sunlight Coal Company, Boonville Light and Power, and then hired by SIGECO in 1932 and retired as Superintendent of Electric Operations in 1975.

Noel was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Nora Baum; one sister, Cora Baum; first wife, Dorothy Nelson Baum; and second wife, Frieda Lukemeyer.

He is survived by his son, Jerry N. Baum (Donna); daughter, Betty Speed (Jim); 5 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; stepson, Doug Lukemeyer (Alice) and John Lukemeyer (Terry) both of Jasper, IN; stepdaughter, Sue Chappell of Columbus, IN; 9 step grandchildren; 13 step great-grandchildren; and one step great-great grandchild.

Services will be 1:00 PM Saturday, September 18, 2010, at Alexander East Chapel with burial at Maple Grove Cemetery in Boonville. Friends may visit Saturday from 11:00 AM until service time at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Warrick County Museum, 217 South First Street , Boonville, IN 47601.