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Lawrence L. “Red” Baker

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Lawrence L. “Red” Baker

Birth
Campbellsburg, Washington County, Indiana, USA
Death
18 Aug 1995 (aged 78)
Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Fort Ritner, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section C, Row 4
Memorial ID
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Red was born to John R. and Rosella Booker Baker. He had worked for the B&O Railroad, operated Baker Grocery in Fort Ritner, had farms in Guthrie township and had also been a school bus driver
He had served on the Lawrence County Tax Adjustment Board and Bedford City Housing Authority, was assessor for Lawrence County from 1970 to 1978; Lawrence County commissioner from 1965 to 1969, and was a Guthrie Township Democrat trustee. He also was a member of the Methodist Church in Fort Ritner, the Farm Bureau and American Association of Retired Persons. He is survived by his wife, Lucille.
He was preceded in death by two sons, Harold and Ervin Baker; three sisters, Laura Wheeler, Mary Durham and Dorothy Mosier, two brothers, Roy and Granville Baker.
Services will be at Day and Carter Mortuary with Rev. Harold Bair officiating, with burial at Dixon Chapel Cemetery.
Red was born to John R. and Rosella Booker Baker. He had worked for the B&O Railroad, operated Baker Grocery in Fort Ritner, had farms in Guthrie township and had also been a school bus driver
He had served on the Lawrence County Tax Adjustment Board and Bedford City Housing Authority, was assessor for Lawrence County from 1970 to 1978; Lawrence County commissioner from 1965 to 1969, and was a Guthrie Township Democrat trustee. He also was a member of the Methodist Church in Fort Ritner, the Farm Bureau and American Association of Retired Persons. He is survived by his wife, Lucille.
He was preceded in death by two sons, Harold and Ervin Baker; three sisters, Laura Wheeler, Mary Durham and Dorothy Mosier, two brothers, Roy and Granville Baker.
Services will be at Day and Carter Mortuary with Rev. Harold Bair officiating, with burial at Dixon Chapel Cemetery.

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  • Created by: Ruth Ann
  • Added: Nov 26, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44818422/lawrence_l-baker: accessed ), memorial page for Lawrence L. “Red” Baker (27 Mar 1917–18 Aug 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44818422, citing Proctor Cemetery, Fort Ritner, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Ruth Ann (contributor 47091824).