Bell County KyArchives Deaths..... ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ Vernie Baker, 89 4/6 FERNDALE, Ky. - Vernie Baker, 89, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2002 at the Middlesboro Appalachain Regional Hospital. She was born Dec. 11, 1912 in Leslie County, Ky. the daughter of the late Thea Begley and Essie Holbrook Begley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Troy James Baker; granddaughter, Samantha Corey; one grandson, Steve Hicks; five brothers, Dennis Begley, Jimmy Begley, Bill Begley, Jesse Begley; five sisters, Nina Bartley, Roxie Begley, Edna Sullivan, Betty Burkley, Mary Norris. Survivors include six daughters, Maxine (Ed) Farmer of Gladwine, Mich., Shelby Hopkins, Ferndale, Ky., Marie (Gene) Hicks, Gladwine, Mich., Betty Sulfridge, Ferndale, Ky., Freda (Larry) Baker, Clear Creek, Ky., Jerri (Bobby) Valentine, Himyar,Ky.; three brothers, John Begley, Milard, Mich, Ralph Begley, Monroe, Mich., Grady Begley, Clarksville, Tenn. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Creech Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Walter Brock and Claude Baker presiding. Music will be provided by Fred Pauley. Interment will be in Green Hills Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Sunday at the Creech Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.