West Virginia Pioneers

Lila Roberta Baker

Female 1926 - 2015  (88 years)


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  • Name Lila Roberta Baker 
    Born 5 Sep 1926  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 9 Jan 2015  Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Lila Roberta “Bo” Casto, 88, of Evans, WV, passed away peacefully, January 9, 2015, in the Ravenswood Care Center, Ravenswood, following an extended illness.
      She was born September 5, 1926, in Angerona, a daughter of the late James Russell and Clara Pearl (Sayre) Baker. Her husband, James W. Casto and her siblings, Hal Baker, Chester Baker, Olney Wayne Baker, Iris Louine Baker, Avis Ione Raines, and Anna Elizabeth Skeen also preceded her in death
      She was a member of the last graduating class of Union High School, Cottageville, and later graduated from the Martz Beauty College in Huntington. In 1953, she and her late husband, James, returned home to Jackson County and founded the Casto Funeral Home in Evans.
      Throughout the 1950’s, 60’s, and early 70’s, in addition to the funeral home, they engaged in many business endeavors, including, Casto Store and Service Station, Casto Monument Company, and Casto Farms.
      Lila was a member and past matron of Cottageville Chapter #16, Order of Eastern Star, a member of the Sandyville Post #3488 VFW, Ladies Auxiliary, and a longstanding member of Jackson General Hospital Auxiliary. She most recently attended the Parchment Valley Baptist Church, Ripley.
      Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Jim Hutton of Evans; son and daughter-in-law, James Casto, Jr. and Karen of Cottageville; grandchildren, Scott Hutton (Kim), Steven Hutton (Jennifer), and Megan Casto all of Evans, Morgan Casto of Cottageville, and J.W. Casto, III (Karmyn) of Ravenswood; great grandchildren, Cole Hutton, Abigail Hutton, William Casto, and Sophia Casto.
      Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at Casto Funeral Home Chapel, Evans, WV, with the Rev. Gerald B. Sayre officiating. Burial will follow in the Blaine Memorial Cemetery, Cottageville. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home with an Order of Eastern Star service beginning at 7 p.m.
    Person ID I85416  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2017 

    Father James Russell Baker,   b. Abt 1885, Tyler County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Clara Pearl Sayre,   b. Mar 1889, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 5 Aug 1908  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 8/5/1908
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Russell Baker, 23, Tyler, Jackson
      Clara Sayre, 19, Jackson, Jackson

      1910 Union, Jackson, WV # 206-214
      Baker, Russel 26 m1 - 2y WVWVWV
      Clara 20 m1- 2y 1-0 child WVWVOH
      JCBR unnamed female born 5/13/1909

      1920 Union, Jackson, WV # 192
      Baker, James R 35 WVWVWV
      Clara P 28 WVWV OH
      Haldron J son 9
      Avis I da 5
      Iris L da 2
      Ann E da 4/12

      1930 Union, Jackson, WV # 215-220
      Baker, J Russel 46 md age 23
      Clara P 40? md age 17
      J Haldron son 20
      Avice da 16
      Louine da 13
      Anna E da 10
      Chester son 7
      Lilah R da 3 7/12

      Ann's obit lists brother Onley, could he be Wayne?
    Family ID F12564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James William Casto,   b. 18 Jun 1925, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 2002, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 19 Feb 1947  Huntingon, Cabell, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 2/19/1947 at Huntington, WV
      Place: Cabell Co, WV
      James W Casto, 21, Jackson, Jackson
      Lila Roberta Baker, 20, Jackson, Jackson
    Children 
     1. Shirley C Casto
     2. James W Casto
    Family ID F22107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S21] Obit.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.