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John Wayne “Jack” Baker

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John Wayne “Jack” Baker

Birth
Byron, Big Horn County, Wyoming, USA
Death
24 Apr 2014 (aged 87)
Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.7997833, Longitude: -110.5499875
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John Wayne (Jack) Baker, 87, of Marshall, Arkansas, and of humble Wyoming origins, died April 24, 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born Dec. 23, 1926, in Byron, to James Daniel and Lelia Pinckard Baker. He married Marilou Skroch on June 10, 1950. From that union they had three sons. They later divorced.

Jack married Carolyn Reid Svalina on Nov. 18, 1977 and gained a daughter.

Jack served in the European Campaign for the U.S. Army during World War II. After discharge and education, he pursued a career in the metals industry which allowed him and his family to travel the country while he utilized his professional skills.

Jack’s church was enjoying the solitude and beauty of the Ozark Mountains surrounding his home and the company of his wife, animals, birds and nature in general.

Jack is survived by his wife Carolyn; sons: John W. (Tami) Baker, Erda, Utah, Patrick (Michelle) Baker, Tooele, Utah and Scott Baker, Stockton, California; daughter , Jackie (Larry) Dobrenz, Gillette, Wyoming; 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; sister, Patricia Easley of Hughson, California along with numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers and two sisters.

© Kemmerer Gazette September 18, 2014

John Wayne (Jack) Baker, 87, of Marshall, Arkansas, and of humble Wyoming origins, died April 24, 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born Dec. 23, 1926, in Byron, to James Daniel and Lelia Pinckard Baker. He married Marilou Skroch on June 10, 1950. From that union they had three sons. They later divorced.

Jack married Carolyn Reid Svalina on Nov. 18, 1977 and gained a daughter.

Jack served in the European Campaign for the U.S. Army during World War II. After discharge and education, he pursued a career in the metals industry which allowed him and his family to travel the country while he utilized his professional skills.

Jack’s church was enjoying the solitude and beauty of the Ozark Mountains surrounding his home and the company of his wife, animals, birds and nature in general.

Jack is survived by his wife Carolyn; sons: John W. (Tami) Baker, Erda, Utah, Patrick (Michelle) Baker, Tooele, Utah and Scott Baker, Stockton, California; daughter , Jackie (Larry) Dobrenz, Gillette, Wyoming; 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; sister, Patricia Easley of Hughson, California along with numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers and two sisters.

© Kemmerer Gazette September 18, 2014



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