Jack H. Baur, Md

Jack H. Baur, M.D., F.A.C.P., age 84 of Huntington, WV died Monday Dec. 1, 2008 at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Thursday December 4, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church with Dr. Allen Reasons officiating. Burial will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park.  He was born May 31, 1924 in Cincinnati, OH, a son of the late Samuel and Emma Homberg Baur. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son Donald A. Baur. Jack was an Eagle Scout and remained very active with the Boy Scouts of America. He was a member of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church.  He was a graduate of the University Of Cincinnati Medical School and came to Huntington in 1955 and practiced at C&O Hospital then joined HIMG in 1970.  Dr. Baur was a former Associate Dean at the Marshall University School of Medicine he then went to Cabell Huntington Hospital as Vice President of Medical Affairs where he retired in 1993. He also served as the Governor of  the A.C.P. in 1975 and 1976. He was the first Hematologist in Huntington. He served in the U.S. Navy as a medical officer from 1949 -1954. He is survived by his wife, Maxine Plumley Baur;  a daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Gene Roberts of Barboursville, WV; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jay and Phyllis Baur of Greenville, SC and Tom and Judy Baur of Lexington, VA; a stepdaughter, Angela Fain and her husband, Jim of Leavenworth, KS; grandchildren, Marc and Michael Baur, Jill Bunn, Steve and Dan Baur, Lindsay and Sarah Roberts and Eric, Erin and Elizabeth Fain; three great grandchildren; a brother, Robert Baur of Cincinnati, OH and a niece and nephew. The family would like to express a heartfelt thank you to his caregivers and special friends, Deborah Branham, Judy Dallis, Mabel Arthur, Cheryl Ruley and Brandy Ward. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Donald A. Baur Scholarship Fund c/o Wake Forest University, P.O. Box 7227, Winston-Salem, NC 27109 or to the charity of ones choice. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.beardmortuary.com. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Wednesday at Beard Mortuary.

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