Mary Lois Miller Baker
December 8, 1917 ~ May 10, 2018
Mary Baker, 100, of Cleburne was born in Hermleigh, Texas on December 8, 1917, the daughter of John Walter and Corrine Miller.
Her parents, who also had sons Lawrence, Henry, and John, were lifelong farmers and ranchers in West Texas and eastern New Mexico. Mary graduated in home economics and education from Texas Technological College in Lubbock, where she met Garnell A. Baker of Cleburne.
Mary and Garnell married in 1940 and from that time onward lived in Cleburne and attended the Presbyterian Church. Garnell served in the U.S. Army during World War II, while Mary worked in the Johnson County Ration Office and later the Cleburne Water Department. Garnell worked as a civil engineer for the Santa Fe Railway and became a land surveyor.
After the birth of their son Lindsay, Mary returned first as a secretary and office manager for the Cleburne Poultry Company and then as secretary to president W. E. Boger at the Cleburne National Bank. She later taught home economics at Cleburne High School for over a decade and served as a secretary for the Santa Fe Railway in Fort Worth. In retirement she volunteered over a decade at the Layland Museum.
Survived by her son, T. Lindsay Baker and other family members.
Service will be conducted May 12, 2018. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery.
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December 8, 1917 ~ May 10, 2018
Mary Baker, 100, of Cleburne was born in Hermleigh, Texas on December 8, 1917, the daughter of John Walter and Corrine Miller.
Her parents, who also had sons Lawrence, Henry, and John, were lifelong farmers and ranchers in West Texas and eastern New Mexico. Mary graduated in home economics and education from Texas Technological College in Lubbock, where she met Garnell A. Baker of Cleburne.
Mary and Garnell married in 1940 and from that time onward lived in Cleburne and attended the Presbyterian Church. Garnell served in the U.S. Army during World War II, while Mary worked in the Johnson County Ration Office and later the Cleburne Water Department. Garnell worked as a civil engineer for the Santa Fe Railway and became a land surveyor.
After the birth of their son Lindsay, Mary returned first as a secretary and office manager for the Cleburne Poultry Company and then as secretary to president W. E. Boger at the Cleburne National Bank. She later taught home economics at Cleburne High School for over a decade and served as a secretary for the Santa Fe Railway in Fort Worth. In retirement she volunteered over a decade at the Layland Museum.
Survived by her son, T. Lindsay Baker and other family members.
Service will be conducted May 12, 2018. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery.
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Mary Lois Miller Baker
December 8, 1917 ~ May 10, 2018
Mary Baker, 100, of Cleburne was born in Hermleigh, Texas on December 8, 1917, the daughter of John Walter and Corrine Miller.
Her parents, who also had sons Lawrence, Henry, and John, were lifelong farmers and ranchers in West Texas and eastern New Mexico. Mary graduated in home economics and education from Texas Technological College in Lubbock, where she met Garnell A. Baker of Cleburne.
Mary and Garnell married in 1940 and from that time onward lived in Cleburne and attended the Presbyterian Church. Garnell served in the U.S. Army during World War II, while Mary worked in the Johnson County Ration Office and later the Cleburne Water Department. Garnell worked as a civil engineer for the Santa Fe Railway and became a land surveyor.
After the birth of their son Lindsay, Mary returned first as a secretary and office manager for the Cleburne Poultry Company and then as secretary to president W. E. Boger at the Cleburne National Bank. She later taught home economics at Cleburne High School for over a decade and served as a secretary for the Santa Fe Railway in Fort Worth. In retirement she volunteered over a decade at the Layland Museum.
Survived by her son, T. Lindsay Baker and other family members.
Service will be conducted May 12, 2018. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery.
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December 8, 1917 ~ May 10, 2018
Mary Baker, 100, of Cleburne was born in Hermleigh, Texas on December 8, 1917, the daughter of John Walter and Corrine Miller.
Her parents, who also had sons Lawrence, Henry, and John, were lifelong farmers and ranchers in West Texas and eastern New Mexico. Mary graduated in home economics and education from Texas Technological College in Lubbock, where she met Garnell A. Baker of Cleburne.
Mary and Garnell married in 1940 and from that time onward lived in Cleburne and attended the Presbyterian Church. Garnell served in the U.S. Army during World War II, while Mary worked in the Johnson County Ration Office and later the Cleburne Water Department. Garnell worked as a civil engineer for the Santa Fe Railway and became a land surveyor.
After the birth of their son Lindsay, Mary returned first as a secretary and office manager for the Cleburne Poultry Company and then as secretary to president W. E. Boger at the Cleburne National Bank. She later taught home economics at Cleburne High School for over a decade and served as a secretary for the Santa Fe Railway in Fort Worth. In retirement she volunteered over a decade at the Layland Museum.
Survived by her son, T. Lindsay Baker and other family members.
Service will be conducted May 12, 2018. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery.
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