Layton Charles Baynard served as the treasurer & president of the Mill Creek Fire Company and treasurer & president of the New Castle County Volunteer Firemen's Association He was also the president of hte DVFA in 1949. Mr Baynard was also a member of the Governor's Committee on Fire Prevention and a member of the permanent memorial committee of the DVFA. He was a farmer in the Harrington and Farmington areas in Kent County, Delaware until he moved to the Mt. Cuba area. Mr. Baynard was survived by his wife Mrs. Leah Baynard, a son Lewis C., four brothers, two sisters and several nieces and nephews. He was buried in Gracelawn Memorial Park in New Castle, Delaware.