Visitation will be held 10:00 -11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday in the Leaf River Church Cemetery in Pineville.
He was born on Sunday, June 17, 1928 in Clarke County, a son of the late John Buford Baker, Sr. and Virgie Elizabeth Holland Baker. Tommy was a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Lucille Lancaster Baker, sister, Lois Broadway, and brother, John Buford Baker, Jr.
He is survived by one sister, Rose Lightsey of Quitman, and family, and many dear friends at the V.A. Nursing Home.