Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Baker, Willie Edward August 3, 1995
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Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Saturday, August 5, 1995 
Willie Edward Baker, 100, of the 2700 block of Beachmont Avenue, peacefully
entered heaven's realms on Thursday, August 3, 1995, at his home.

Mr. Baker, a native of Arapahoe, N.C., was the son of the late Alfred and Mary
Sidney Baker and widower of Maude Hudson Baker. He retired as a machinist's
helper from W.L. Shepard Company, and served in the European Theater during
World War I. A devoted member of First Calvary Baptist Church, he served on the
usher board and worked as a teller. He was also a member of the Free and
Accepted Prince Hall Masons, Rising Sun Lodge (NU)2 and a lifetime member of the
NAACP.

Survivors include one daughter, Lillie B. Saunders of Chesapeake, and a son,
Clifton E. Baker of Norfolk; four grandsons, George G. Saunders Jr. and Eugene
L. Saunders of Chesapeake, Edward B. Saunders of San Jose, Calif., and Darryl K.
Saunders of Dayton, Ohio; five great grandchildren and a host of relatives and
friends.

The funeral will be held on Monday, August 7, 1995, at 12 noon by the Rev.
Charles Springs at First Calvary Baptist Church. Interment will be at Calvary
Cemetery . The family will assemble at 2739 Beachmont Ave. at 11:15 a.m. for the
processional to the church. Friends may join the family at the residence.
Arrangements by Graves Funeral Home. 

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