Obituaries

Dec 20, 2010

A resident of Baker, and a retired bookkeeper and office manager for Southern Scrap and Material for over 25 years, she passed away at her home on Monday, December 20, 2010. She was 90 and a native of Maringouin. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 from 59pm, with Recitation of the Rosary at 6pm. Visiting...

Dec 19, 2010

A resident of Jefferson City, Tennessee and a native of New Orleans, she passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. She was 62, a longtime Baker resident, and an advocate for the MS Foundation for many years. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home, 6401 Groom Road, Baker, on Wednesday, December 22, 2010...

Dec 18, 2010

A superintendent for Volks Construction and a resident of Central, he passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Baton Rouge General Medical Center Bluebonnet. He was 74 and a native of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 from 59pm and on Wednesday from 9am until religious services in the chapel at 11am....

Dec 18, 2010

A retired insurance adjuster, a US Marine Corp veteran, and a resident of Baker, he passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary. He was 86 and a native of Monticello, MS. Visiting at Blackwater United Methodist Church, 10000 Blackwater Road, Baker, on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 from 1pm until religious services at 3pm....

Dec 18, 2010

Our Angel has gone home to Heaven... Born Sept. 4, 1942, she died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Janice was a native of Baker and 1960 graduate of Baker High School. She retired as an East Baton Rouge Parish school bus driver after 30 years of service and moved to...

Dec 16, 2010

Dec 11, 2010

A construction worker and a native and resident of Baker, he passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2010 in Watson. He was 25. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home, 6401 Groom Road, Baker, Tuesday, December 14, 2010 from noon until religious services in the chapel at 2pm, conducted by David Bright, minister. Interment to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Survived...

Dec 10, 2010

A native and resident of Baton Rouge, he passed away suddenly on Friday, December 10, 2010 at the age of 66. He was a US Navy Veteran, a retired United Pentecostal Minister, and a former welderpipefitter employed at ExxonMobil. Visiting will be at Grace United Pentecostal Church, 13845 Hooper Road, Central, LA 70818, on Monday, December 13, 2010 from...

Dec 9, 2010

A loving husband, father, and grandfather, a resident of Baker and a retired accountant for Dow Chemical with 31 years of service, he passed away on Thursday, December 09, 2010 at 6:27am at Lane Regional Medical Center. He was 71, a veteran of the US Air Force Reserve, and a native of Zachary. After retiring from Dow, Lloyd worked...

Dec 7, 2010

A resident of Baker since 1959, he was called Home to hear, Well done, My good and faithful servant at his home on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at the age of 85. He was a retired machinist with Exxon and a native of Sikeston, Missouri. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home on Thursday, December 9, 2010 from 58pm. Visiting at...

Dec 6, 2010

A resident of Zachary, born in McComb, MS, and raised in Kentwood, LA, he passed away Monday, December 06, 2010 at 3am at St. Clare Manor. He was 83, a US Army Veteran of the Korean War, and a retired operator with Allied Signal with 35 years of service. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home, Tuesday, December 7, 2010 from...

Dec 6, 2010

A retired draftsman and a resident of Baker, he passed away on Monday, December 06, 2010 at Lane Regional Medical Center. He was 67 and a native of El Paso, TX. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home on Thursday, December 09, 2010 from 10am until memorial services in the chapel at 11am. He is survived by his wife of 37...

Dec 1, 2010

A native of Calcasieu Parish and a resident of Baton Rouge, she passed away at 8:10am on Wednesday, December 01, 2010 at Heritage House II Nursing Home at the age of 80. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home, 6401 Groom Road, Baker, on Friday, December 3, 2010 from 10am until religious services in the chapel at noon. Graveside services at...

Nov 28, 2010

A resident of Baker for over 75 years, she passed away at 6:10am on Sunday, November 28, 2010 at her home. She was a 92, a native of Crosby, MS, and a retired cafeteria manager for St. Isidore School with over 20 years of service. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home, 6401 Groom Road, Baker, on Tuesday, November 30, 2010...

Nov 23, 2010

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. Our father, Joseph I. Cox, Jr., held tight to the hand of Jesus as he left this world to pass to his eternal resting place at 12:25 p.m. on November 23, 2010...

Nov 17, 2010

God saw you getting tired and a cure was not meant to be, so he put his arms around you and whispered come to me. With tearful eyes we watch you, as we saw you pass away. Although we loved you deeply, we could not make you stay. Your golden heart stopped beating, hardworking hands at rest. God broke...

Nov 16, 2010

A resident of Baton Rouge and native of Berkno Park, Florida, died Tuesday November 16, 2010 at 8:42pm at The Carpenter House at the age of 94. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home on Thursday, November 18th from 59pm and Friday, November 19th from 9:00am until religious services at 10:00am at Baker Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Jay Avance....

Nov 16, 2010

Michael Leon Matassarin passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at the Baton Rouge General MidCity Hospital. He was 51 years old. He was a commercial fisherman and a resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home, 12pm Friday, November 19th. Religious services at 2:00 pm on Friday in the Baker Funeral Home Chapel with entombment following at Hillcrest...

Nov 12, 2010

Gloria Mae Cooper Tucker, retired owner of Riverside Ceramics in Zachary and a resident of Baton Rouge, died Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. She was born Dec. 28, 1927, in Port Arthur, Texas. Graveside service will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Baker on Monday, Nov. 15, at 10:30 a.m. She is survived by a daughter, Diana L. Tucker...

Nov 12, 2010

Ronald C. Cummins died Friday November 12, 2010 at 8:30 pm at The Carpenter House. He was 81. He was a native of Paris Illinois and a longtime resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home, 69 Monday November 15, 2010, followed by a private graveside service on Tuesday. He is survived by his Daughters, Laura Corona, Donnie...