URBANA - Lamar Alan Baker, 80, of Urbana, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014, in the Ohio Masonic Home.
He was born June 10, 1934, in Urbana the son of Sylven P. and Nora Catharine (Rockel) Baker. He was a 1952 graduate of Westville High School and attended Urbana University. Lamar served his country in the United States Army. He retired after 31 years of service as a mail carrier for the Urbana Post Office. After retirement, he drove a school bus for Graham School District and he enjoyed farming on the family farm. Lamar was a member of the First Christian Church in Urbana and a member of Harmony Lodge #8 F. & A. M.
He is survived by his wife C. Kay (Barnhart); son, Eric Baker and fiancé Patty Sebree of Urbana; daughter, Gretchen Baker and Jim Crowder of Wilmette, Ill.; Stepchildren, Robin (Eric) Patterson of Mt. Sterling, Ky., Cindy (Mark) Organ of Urbana, and Ken Eickmeyer of Brooklyn, N.Y.; sister, Verna Mae Dooley of Springfield; grandchildren, Erika (Andrew), Karis, Chelsee, Colin and Aiden; and several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Joyce Ann Aleshire.
A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2014, in the VERNON FUNERAL HOME, Urbana. Masonic services will be held at 6 p.m. provided by Harmony Lodge #8 F. & A.M. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday in the funeral home with Pastor Mike Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at Terre Haute Cemetery.
He was born June 10, 1934, in Urbana the son of Sylven P. and Nora Catharine (Rockel) Baker. He was a 1952 graduate of Westville High School and attended Urbana University. Lamar served his country in the United States Army. He retired after 31 years of service as a mail carrier for the Urbana Post Office. After retirement, he drove a school bus for Graham School District and he enjoyed farming on the family farm. Lamar was a member of the First Christian Church in Urbana and a member of Harmony Lodge #8 F. & A. M.
He is survived by his wife C. Kay (Barnhart); son, Eric Baker and fiancé Patty Sebree of Urbana; daughter, Gretchen Baker and Jim Crowder of Wilmette, Ill.; Stepchildren, Robin (Eric) Patterson of Mt. Sterling, Ky., Cindy (Mark) Organ of Urbana, and Ken Eickmeyer of Brooklyn, N.Y.; sister, Verna Mae Dooley of Springfield; grandchildren, Erika (Andrew), Karis, Chelsee, Colin and Aiden; and several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Joyce Ann Aleshire.
A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2014, in the VERNON FUNERAL HOME, Urbana. Masonic services will be held at 6 p.m. provided by Harmony Lodge #8 F. & A.M. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday in the funeral home with Pastor Mike Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at Terre Haute Cemetery.
URBANA - Lamar Alan Baker, 80, of Urbana, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014, in the Ohio Masonic Home.
He was born June 10, 1934, in Urbana the son of Sylven P. and Nora Catharine (Rockel) Baker. He was a 1952 graduate of Westville High School and attended Urbana University. Lamar served his country in the United States Army. He retired after 31 years of service as a mail carrier for the Urbana Post Office. After retirement, he drove a school bus for Graham School District and he enjoyed farming on the family farm. Lamar was a member of the First Christian Church in Urbana and a member of Harmony Lodge #8 F. & A. M.
He is survived by his wife C. Kay (Barnhart); son, Eric Baker and fiancé Patty Sebree of Urbana; daughter, Gretchen Baker and Jim Crowder of Wilmette, Ill.; Stepchildren, Robin (Eric) Patterson of Mt. Sterling, Ky., Cindy (Mark) Organ of Urbana, and Ken Eickmeyer of Brooklyn, N.Y.; sister, Verna Mae Dooley of Springfield; grandchildren, Erika (Andrew), Karis, Chelsee, Colin and Aiden; and several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Joyce Ann Aleshire.
A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2014, in the VERNON FUNERAL HOME, Urbana. Masonic services will be held at 6 p.m. provided by Harmony Lodge #8 F. & A.M. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday in the funeral home with Pastor Mike Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at Terre Haute Cemetery.
He was born June 10, 1934, in Urbana the son of Sylven P. and Nora Catharine (Rockel) Baker. He was a 1952 graduate of Westville High School and attended Urbana University. Lamar served his country in the United States Army. He retired after 31 years of service as a mail carrier for the Urbana Post Office. After retirement, he drove a school bus for Graham School District and he enjoyed farming on the family farm. Lamar was a member of the First Christian Church in Urbana and a member of Harmony Lodge #8 F. & A. M.
He is survived by his wife C. Kay (Barnhart); son, Eric Baker and fiancé Patty Sebree of Urbana; daughter, Gretchen Baker and Jim Crowder of Wilmette, Ill.; Stepchildren, Robin (Eric) Patterson of Mt. Sterling, Ky., Cindy (Mark) Organ of Urbana, and Ken Eickmeyer of Brooklyn, N.Y.; sister, Verna Mae Dooley of Springfield; grandchildren, Erika (Andrew), Karis, Chelsee, Colin and Aiden; and several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Joyce Ann Aleshire.
A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2014, in the VERNON FUNERAL HOME, Urbana. Masonic services will be held at 6 p.m. provided by Harmony Lodge #8 F. & A.M. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday in the funeral home with Pastor Mike Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at Terre Haute Cemetery.
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