The Payette Independent
Thursday, November 13, 1902
Death of J. C. Baker
J. C. Baker, manager of the Payette Canning Company's plant, died at the home of William Van Doozer in this city, last Sunday night about 10:45 o'clock, after a number of days' illness with acute indigestion. The funeral took place Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from Mr. Van Doozer's residence. The services were conducted by Elder Keltner of Denver, of the German Baptist church. The remains were laid to rest in Riverside cemetery.
The deceased came to Payette late in the summer from Denver, Colo. where, for many years, he had been engaged in the canning business, and was one of the most active organizers of the Payette Canning Company, which has since installed a plant in this city. He leaves a wife and two children in Denver. Will Baker, a brother of the deceased who came to Payette at the same time, was with him during his last illness.