Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Baker, William A. March 16, 1965 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com May 21, 2019, 6:45 am Norfolk Journal and Guide, Mar 27,1965 Norfolk - Funeral services for the Rev. William A. Baker of 2630 Corprew avenue, retired minister of Little Zion Baptist Church of Oak Grove in Chesapeake, were held Saturday in Little Zion Church. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery with Chatman Funeral Home in charge. The Rev. Mr. Baker died March 16 in a nursing home. A native of Washington County, NC, he was a son of Dempsey and Mrs. Edith Clark Baker and the husband of Mrs. Lucy M. Baker. He was an honorary member of St. Stephen’s Baptist Church, Elizabeth City, NC, and was one of the oldest members of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Baptist Ministers Conference and was in ministerial work 65 years. He was a former pastor of First Baptist Church, Lynnhaven; Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church; and Little Zion Baptist Church. He was one of the organizers of the Lynnhaven Sunday School Union. Surviving, besides his widow, are a daughter, Mrs. Esther B. Matthews of Norfolk; and two granddaughters. Additional Comments: Calvary Cemetery BAKER, WILLIAM A I10142 Section Ash, Space 71, 03/20/1965 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/b/baker16189gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb