Karen Rae Baird, 39, a resident of Oakview Living Center, Jefferson City, died Friday, September 17, 2004, at St. Marys Health Center. She was born on July 24, 1965 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Bert Elmer and Lola Mae Bales Baird. Her mother survives at her home in Jefferson City. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, 2004, at Shiloh United Methodist Church in Holts Summit. Burial will be in Oshkosh Cemetery, Oshkosh, Nebraska. Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donors choice. Those wishing to email condolences or tributes to the family may do so at www.dulletrimble.com. Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home (573/893-5251) is in charge of arrangements. Among other interests, she enjoyed stamp collecting. Other survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Lily Baird, Denver, Colorado; and several aunts and uncles.