Robert Baker

Funeral services for Joseph Robert Baker, 89, of Gainesville, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2016 at Whaley United Methodist Church with Rev. Jerry Jones and Dr. Gerald E. Cornelius officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 10 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home.

Mr. Baker passed away April 7, 2016 in Gainesville.

Robert was born December 28, 1926 in Marysville to Samuel Gregg and Lois Pearl (Morris) Baker. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the U.S. Army during the occupation of Japan. Upon returning from the service, Robert married Lois Elizabeth Davis on July 2, 1948 in Gainesville. In 1986, Mr. Baker retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 41 years of employment. He was a lifelong member of Whaley United Methodist Church and was a founding member of the Tag-A-Long Chapter of Good Sam’s R.V. Club.

Survivors include: son Lanny Baker and wife Patricia of Houston; daughter Jana Hodge and husband Allen of Hobbs, NM; daughter Shannon White of Gainesville; brother Ray Baker and wife Margaret of Richardson; grandchildren: Chelsey Schindler and husband Daniel of Hobbs, NM and Zachary White of Washington, PA; and great-grandson Brayden Schindler.

Mr. Baker was preceded in death by: wife Lois Davis Baker; his parents; brother Clarence Baker and his wife Corrine; and sister Mary Doyle and her husband Albert.

Serving as pallbearers are: Sam Houston, Larry Brandon, Terry Hutchison, Lewis Cox, Claude Tamplin, and Zachary White.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Whaley United Methodist Church Building Fund.