Raymond Lewis Baker

1920 - 2008  (87 years)

• Name	Raymond Lewis Baker
  Birth	11 May 1920	Flint, Genesee, MI
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Apr 1930	Jerome, Midland, MI ; age 9, born MI, living with parents
  Census	6 May 1940	Jerome, Midland, MI ; age 19, born MI, helper at chemical co, living with parents
  Death	19 Jan 2008	Midland, Midland, MI
  Burial		Floral Gardens Cemetery, Bay City, MI
  Person ID	I15532	Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	John Lewis Baker,   b. 3 Feb 1888, Highland, Oakland, MI d. 27 Jul 1960, Pontiac, Oakland, MI (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Abbie Adelia Smith,   b. 17 Oct 1895, Chicago, Cook, IL d. 21 May 1967, Highland, Oakland, MI (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1919	Midland, Midland, MI
  Notes	from "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952" (ancestry.com) On 30 Jun 1919 in Midland MI, John Lewis Baker, 31, a carpenter residing Flint MI, born Oakland Co MI to Larkin Baker and Emma Lewis, married Abbie A Smith, 23, does housework in Sanford MI, born Sanford MI to Charles and Jennie Smith. 2nd marriage for him, 1st for her. Witnesses Ray and Elgie Hill of Midland.
  Family ID	F5871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marian Christine Dallas,   b. 28 Jun 1924, Knoxville, Knox, TN d. 11 Jun 2014, McHenry, McHenry, IL (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	26 May 1946
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F5877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2017

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Midland Daily News", 20 Jan 2008 (posted on findagrave.com) Raymond Lewis Baker, age 87 years, passed away early Saturday morning Jan. 19, 2008 at MidMichigan Stratford Village, Midland after a brief illness. He was born the son of the late John and Abigail (Smith) Baker May 11, 1920 in Sanford and had resided in this area most of his life. He graduated from Midland High School and went to work for Dow Chemical Co., Midland, retiring in 1982 after 44 years of service. He valiantly served his country as a captain in the Army Air Corps in the European Theatre and had become a P.O.W. and was a member of First Baptist Church, Bay City. On May 26, 1946 he married M. Christine Dallas and they cherished 62 years together. He was predeceased by one brother, Gerald. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday Jan. 22, 2008 at First Baptist Church 1145 W. Center, Essexville. Rev. Kim H. Lewis will officiate, with military committal rites accorded by the Bay Area Veteran Council to follow at Floral Gardens Cemetery Chapel. Ray's family will receive friends at the Auburn Chapel of the Cunningham-Taylor Funeral Homes, Inc. on Monday from 3-7 p.m. On Tuesday morning, Ray will lie in state at the church from 10 a.m. until time of service.