Obituaries

BAKER n Bob, 79, Memphis, died May 6, 2008, at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown. Hospital. Born Sept. 23, 1928 in Memphis to the late Louis Thomas and Janie Baker, was in sales for Bell-South for 47 years, graduate of the University of Memphis, member of Bellevue Baptist Church for 35 years, and an Army veteran. A graveside service was Friday, May 9 at Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens, Southaven. Survived by wife of 47 years, Lois Baker, Memphis; son, Bobby Baker, Memphis; daughter, Alice Baker Fordham, Huntsville, Ala.; sister, Jane Haney, Olive Branch; and grandchild, Heather Fordham. The family requests memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Bellevue Baptist Church.