Visitation is 4:00-7:00pm Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl and 12:00-2:00pm Thursday January 19, 2012 at Fisher Funeral Home in Vicksburg. Funeral services will follow at 2:00pm in the funeral home chapel with interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
A member of the Mormon faith, Mr. Baker was a 1955 graduate of Central High School, Jackson. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was a metallurgist and was employed with Sperry-Vickers for many years.
Survivors include daughters, Jerri Baker Clair and husband Mike of Byram and Tina Baker Jennings and husband Jeff of Pearl; grandchildren, Sarah Clair of Byram and Dani Jennings of Pearl.
He was preceded in death by his parents, C. A. and Ollie Baker of Vicksburg.
