The following obituary entered by Michael K. Burson. Originally published in the "Corpus Christi Caller" newspaper.
Helen Williams Baker, age 90, of Gainesville, Florida, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2003 at Gainesville. Mrs. Baker was born on May 24, 1912 at Clarendon in Monroe County, Arkansas. She had moved from Texas to Florida in 1994 to be near her daughter, a professor of French at UFL.
Mrs. Williams was a retired teacher. She attended the University of Arkansas, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She graduated from the University of Texas - Corpus Christi, and taught elementary school there for many years. She was also a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Gainesville.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52, Virgil G. Baker, whom she married in Union County in 1937.
Survivors include her twin daughters, Martha Cathey Baker of Washington, D. C., and Susan Read Baker of Gainesville.
Funeral services were held on June 22, 2003, at the Church of Good Shepherd in Corpus Christi. Mrs. Williams was cremated. Her ashes, along with those of her husband, are entombed in the columbarium of Good Shepherd.
NOTE: The daughter listed as a survivor, Susan Read Baker, has since passed away. She died at Gainesville on December 7, 2008.
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The following by Michael K. Burson
Helen Williams Baker: We lived in a fine home in Strong. It was located on the corner of Pine Street and Fourth Avenue. It was two-story, and one of the nicer homes in town.
My parents were Thomas Edmond and Martha (Mattie) Willoughby Williams. I had two younger siblings, Thomas Read Williams, and my precious younger sister, Virginia Rose.
Strong was a thriving little town, and a fine place to grow up. My daddy owned and operated the Williams Drug Company, and was the pharmacist. The store was located in what we called "downtown," although in Strong, that didn't mean a whole lot. It was about midway down the row of businesses directly across the street from Coleman City Park.
Helen Williams Baker, age 90, of Gainesville, Florida, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2003 at Gainesville. Mrs. Baker was born on May 24, 1912 at Clarendon in Monroe County, Arkansas. She had moved from Texas to Florida in 1994 to be near her daughter, a professor of French at UFL.
Mrs. Williams was a retired teacher. She attended the University of Arkansas, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She graduated from the University of Texas - Corpus Christi, and taught elementary school there for many years. She was also a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Gainesville.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52, Virgil G. Baker, whom she married in Union County in 1937.
Survivors include her twin daughters, Martha Cathey Baker of Washington, D. C., and Susan Read Baker of Gainesville.
Funeral services were held on June 22, 2003, at the Church of Good Shepherd in Corpus Christi. Mrs. Williams was cremated. Her ashes, along with those of her husband, are entombed in the columbarium of Good Shepherd.
NOTE: The daughter listed as a survivor, Susan Read Baker, has since passed away. She died at Gainesville on December 7, 2008.
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The following by Michael K. Burson
Helen Williams Baker: We lived in a fine home in Strong. It was located on the corner of Pine Street and Fourth Avenue. It was two-story, and one of the nicer homes in town.
My parents were Thomas Edmond and Martha (Mattie) Willoughby Williams. I had two younger siblings, Thomas Read Williams, and my precious younger sister, Virginia Rose.
Strong was a thriving little town, and a fine place to grow up. My daddy owned and operated the Williams Drug Company, and was the pharmacist. The store was located in what we called "downtown," although in Strong, that didn't mean a whole lot. It was about midway down the row of businesses directly across the street from Coleman City Park.
The following obituary entered by Michael K. Burson. Originally published in the "Corpus Christi Caller" newspaper.
Helen Williams Baker, age 90, of Gainesville, Florida, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2003 at Gainesville. Mrs. Baker was born on May 24, 1912 at Clarendon in Monroe County, Arkansas. She had moved from Texas to Florida in 1994 to be near her daughter, a professor of French at UFL.
Mrs. Williams was a retired teacher. She attended the University of Arkansas, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She graduated from the University of Texas - Corpus Christi, and taught elementary school there for many years. She was also a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Gainesville.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52, Virgil G. Baker, whom she married in Union County in 1937.
Survivors include her twin daughters, Martha Cathey Baker of Washington, D. C., and Susan Read Baker of Gainesville.
Funeral services were held on June 22, 2003, at the Church of Good Shepherd in Corpus Christi. Mrs. Williams was cremated. Her ashes, along with those of her husband, are entombed in the columbarium of Good Shepherd.
NOTE: The daughter listed as a survivor, Susan Read Baker, has since passed away. She died at Gainesville on December 7, 2008.
__________________
The following by Michael K. Burson
Helen Williams Baker: We lived in a fine home in Strong. It was located on the corner of Pine Street and Fourth Avenue. It was two-story, and one of the nicer homes in town.
My parents were Thomas Edmond and Martha (Mattie) Willoughby Williams. I had two younger siblings, Thomas Read Williams, and my precious younger sister, Virginia Rose.
Strong was a thriving little town, and a fine place to grow up. My daddy owned and operated the Williams Drug Company, and was the pharmacist. The store was located in what we called "downtown," although in Strong, that didn't mean a whole lot. It was about midway down the row of businesses directly across the street from Coleman City Park.
Helen Williams Baker, age 90, of Gainesville, Florida, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2003 at Gainesville. Mrs. Baker was born on May 24, 1912 at Clarendon in Monroe County, Arkansas. She had moved from Texas to Florida in 1994 to be near her daughter, a professor of French at UFL.
Mrs. Williams was a retired teacher. She attended the University of Arkansas, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She graduated from the University of Texas - Corpus Christi, and taught elementary school there for many years. She was also a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Gainesville.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52, Virgil G. Baker, whom she married in Union County in 1937.
Survivors include her twin daughters, Martha Cathey Baker of Washington, D. C., and Susan Read Baker of Gainesville.
Funeral services were held on June 22, 2003, at the Church of Good Shepherd in Corpus Christi. Mrs. Williams was cremated. Her ashes, along with those of her husband, are entombed in the columbarium of Good Shepherd.
NOTE: The daughter listed as a survivor, Susan Read Baker, has since passed away. She died at Gainesville on December 7, 2008.
__________________
The following by Michael K. Burson
Helen Williams Baker: We lived in a fine home in Strong. It was located on the corner of Pine Street and Fourth Avenue. It was two-story, and one of the nicer homes in town.
My parents were Thomas Edmond and Martha (Mattie) Willoughby Williams. I had two younger siblings, Thomas Read Williams, and my precious younger sister, Virginia Rose.
Strong was a thriving little town, and a fine place to grow up. My daddy owned and operated the Williams Drug Company, and was the pharmacist. The store was located in what we called "downtown," although in Strong, that didn't mean a whole lot. It was about midway down the row of businesses directly across the street from Coleman City Park.
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