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Ralph Melton “R.M.” Baker Sr.

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Ralph Melton “R.M.” Baker Sr.

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14 May 2008 (aged 81)
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BISHOPVILLE -- Ralph Melton Baker Sr., 81, husband of Leconia Kelley Baker, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at his home.

Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Heyward Lever Baker and the late Oline Barnes Baker. Mr. Baker was a member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was employed by B&R Lumber Co. and Bishopville Builders Supply Co.

Survivors include his wife of Bishopville; three children, Ralph Melton Baker Jr. (Linda) of Bishopville, Carroll H. Baker (Pam) of Irmo and Kelvin H. Baker (Lisa) of Bishopville; six grandchildren, Kerri Baker, Dustin Baker, Zachary Baker, Lauren Baker, Michaela Baker and Kathryn Baker; and two sisters, Sylvia Cederquist (Jerry) from Greely, Colo., and Mary Arrants (Homer Ray) of Bishopville.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Matthew United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Howell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home and other times at the home of his son, Kelvin Baker, 54 Wild Goose Lane, Bishopville.

Memorials may be made to St. Matthew United Methodist Church Fellowship Building Fund, 2144 Stokes Bridge Road W., Bishopville, SC 29010
BISHOPVILLE -- Ralph Melton Baker Sr., 81, husband of Leconia Kelley Baker, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at his home.

Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Heyward Lever Baker and the late Oline Barnes Baker. Mr. Baker was a member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was employed by B&R Lumber Co. and Bishopville Builders Supply Co.

Survivors include his wife of Bishopville; three children, Ralph Melton Baker Jr. (Linda) of Bishopville, Carroll H. Baker (Pam) of Irmo and Kelvin H. Baker (Lisa) of Bishopville; six grandchildren, Kerri Baker, Dustin Baker, Zachary Baker, Lauren Baker, Michaela Baker and Kathryn Baker; and two sisters, Sylvia Cederquist (Jerry) from Greely, Colo., and Mary Arrants (Homer Ray) of Bishopville.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Matthew United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Howell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home and other times at the home of his son, Kelvin Baker, 54 Wild Goose Lane, Bishopville.

Memorials may be made to St. Matthew United Methodist Church Fellowship Building Fund, 2144 Stokes Bridge Road W., Bishopville, SC 29010


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115222276/ralph_melton-baker: accessed ), memorial page for Ralph Melton “R.M.” Baker Sr. (17 Nov 1926–14 May 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115222276, citing Saint Matthew United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lee County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Remember me (contributor 47418257).