Obit of Verbon "Chuck" Baker (b260) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 3 Aug 2002 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Verbon "Chuck" Baker, age 79 passed away Sunday, August 28, 1994 at the Coronado Hospital in Pampa, Texas. Mr. Baker was born on May 28, 1915 in Birmingham, Alabama. He married Marie Hillman on December 6, 1937 at Sayre, Oklahoma. They lived in Perryton from 1957 until 1975 when they moved to Wheeler, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Baker were the caretakers of Wolf Creek Park at Lake Fryer for 4 years. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator for Ochiltree County from 1957 until his retirement in 1975. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Marie Baker; 4 sons, Bobbie Baker of Pageland, SC, Larry Baker of Pampa, Dwayne Baker of Wheeler and David Baker of Perryton; 1 daughter Phillis Oquin of Perryton; 3 sisters, Penny Bunnell of Mobile, Alabama, Kathy Hothan of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Pat Thompson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 1 brother, J.C. Jones of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 14 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Services were at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 30, 1944 at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Henlsley, pastor and Rev. Norman Rushing pastor of Central Baptist Church in Pampa officiating. Burial was at Wheeler Cemetery, Wheeler, Wheeler County, Texas. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Ok