Obituary of Raymond S. Baldwin. Oneonta Daily Star. March 11,
1974
Raymond S. Baldwin, 94, of 18 Tilton Avenue, a retired railroad
conductor, died Saturday, March 9 at his home. He was born Nov 4,
1879 at North Blenheim, Schoharie County, a son of Ira and Mary
(Pierce) Baldwin. He married Ellen McGrath on October 25, 1902 in
Phoenecia. He was employed as a conductor for the former Ulster and
Delaware Railroad and later the New York Central Railroad from 1899
until his retirement in 1947. Mr Baldwin had lived in Oneonta since
1902. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors.
Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Mrs Frederick (Marjorie)
Loomis, Edmeston, a sister, Mrs Charles (Mae) Post, 15 Franklin St,
a grandson, three great-grandsons, and one niece. Funeral and
committal services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at the
Bookhout Funeral Home, Oneonta, with the Rev. John Blackman,
pastor of the Second Baptist Church, Edmeston, officiating. Burial
will be later in Locust Hill Cemetery, Hobart. Friends may call at
their convenience.