Audrey Baker

Audrey Moore Baker was born December 24,1929 to Dudley and Elizabeth Moore in Gayton, England. She was the eleventh of twelve children born into the Moore family. She is the last of those twelve children to pass through this life.

She married William (Bill) B. Baker, Sr. on August 22, 1948, in Vernon, Texas. Bill and Audrey had four children; Marilyn, married to Dwight Gregory, William (Bill), Jr. married to Lauri, Ruth Ann, married to Nick Krumrei, and James, married to Alex. Audrey’s husband Bill passed away in June of 2008. They were married for almost 60 years.

Audrey was blessed with twelve grandchildren, twenty-five great grandchildren, and two great, great grandchildren.

Audrey’s life was one of which you could write a best-selling novel. She grew up in England not long after peace treaties were signed ending WW I. At age 9 she endured German attempts to conquer the European Continent that initiated WW II. There were times when her small hometown, Kings Lynn, was bombed and strafed by German aircraft during the Blitz. Much of her childhood from age 9-13 was spent in local bomb shelters and the inner rooms of her family’s small home. Several of her brothers fought throughout the European theater in the special forces, the British Royal Navy and the British Coast Guard. Her father, a severely wounded veteran of WWI, served in the Home Guard which provided security and protection for the homeland.

At age 17 she came to America with her father to tend to one of her sisters, in Vernon, Texas, which soon became Audrey’s home. It was there she met and married William B. Baker, Sr. They briefly lived in several places, including Wild Horse Colorado, Dallas, Texas, Texas City, Texas, and finally in Dickinson, Texas where they lived for over 4 decades.

Her favorite hobby was working in her garden. Seeing her flowers bloom and her vegetables grow gave her such great satisfaction. Her favorite childhood memory was walking through the family garden with her father. Audrey was a dedicated writer, taking writing classes at College of the Mainland for 20 years and authoring her own book “Remembering With Audrey”. Later in life, birding became one of her hobbies. She traveled through multiple states keeping a list of the many beautiful and amazing species of birds she was able to find.

Audrey was a faithful and dedicated member of the Dickinson church of Christ for 54 years and for the last 14 years was a member of the Bacliff church of Christ. Her Christian example of dedication to her family, the Lord’s church, and to her friends is quite remarkable and humbling. She will be missed for generations.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Scenic Galveston, with a note in the memo line, “Victoria Rae Baker Birding Trail”. Please mail donations to 2201 Macarthur Street, Houston, TX 77030: ATTN Lalise Mason, Chairman.