Born in Turbeville, he was a son of the late Raleigh Lorane Baird and Ethel Mae Corbett Baird. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict, president of Sharpe Construction Company, Inc. until retirement, a member of Fidelity Masonic Lodge #394, a Shriner and member of Omar Temple, and member of Turbeville Southern Methodist Church.