Mr. Baker was born the son of the late Eva (Shelby) and Will E. Baker. He passed away in a local nursing facility.
Mr. Baker was retired from Dow Chemical Company in Freeport. He was a long-time resident of Jackson, Georgia and resided in Diboll since 2006.
His hobbies included wood-working and golf. He was a faithful member of Victory Assembly of God.
Mr. Baker was a proud veteran of the United States Navy during World War II. He served in the Aleutian Islands on a mine sweeper as a signalman.
Survivors include his wife, Janell Baker; daughters, Glenna Francis, Jenny Sheffield, Judy Pike and husband Keith; son, Garland Baker and wife Helen; brother, Glen Winters and wife Eula May; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 50 years, Iris Faye Baker; brothers, Leroy Baker and Charlie Winters; sister, Lois Winters; and son and daughter-in-law, Sam and Margie Jernigan.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Gipson Funeral Home, Lufkin, Texas - June 25, 2019.
Mr. Baker was born the son of the late Eva (Shelby) and Will E. Baker. He passed away in a local nursing facility.
Mr. Baker was retired from Dow Chemical Company in Freeport. He was a long-time resident of Jackson, Georgia and resided in Diboll since 2006.
His hobbies included wood-working and golf. He was a faithful member of Victory Assembly of God.
Mr. Baker was a proud veteran of the United States Navy during World War II. He served in the Aleutian Islands on a mine sweeper as a signalman.
Survivors include his wife, Janell Baker; daughters, Glenna Francis, Jenny Sheffield, Judy Pike and husband Keith; son, Garland Baker and wife Helen; brother, Glen Winters and wife Eula May; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 50 years, Iris Faye Baker; brothers, Leroy Baker and Charlie Winters; sister, Lois Winters; and son and daughter-in-law, Sam and Margie Jernigan.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Gipson Funeral Home, Lufkin, Texas - June 25, 2019.
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