Georgia M. Baublit, 95, Rushville, Missouri, died Thursday, August 10, 2023, at Carriage Square Nursing Home in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Memorial services will be Sunday, August 13th, at 4:00 P.M. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Sugar Creek Cemetery in Rushville, Missouri. Memorial contributions are suggested to Three Rivers Hospice and may be left in care of the funeral home.
Georgia was born September 7, 1927, in Trenton, Missouri, the daughter of Carl J. and Cordia E. (Bofman) Leihr.
She and Franklin A. Baublit were married November 8, 1976, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Baublit preceded her in death on January 24, 2002.
Georgia was employed at the St. Joseph state hospital as a nursing supervisor for over 19 years. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Over the years she had various hobbies that included sewing and crocheting. Georgia was an avid archer and belonged to an archery club. She was a member of the New Home Baptist Church and enjoyed taking her grandchildren to church.
Survivors include a son, Richard (Nancy) Bozarth, Rushville, MO, daughters, Lenora (Robert) Justus, Neosho, MO, Brenda (Jerry) Fischer, Savannah, MO, Susan (Donald) Cottrill, St. Joseph, MO, and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a son Carl E. Leihr, a daughter, Lucinda Sue Cook, a son-in-law, Tom Cook, a grandson, Tommy Cook, a great-great granddaughter, Blakely Jones, and a brother, Charles Donelson.
