Lyndall O. Baker, 90, of Greenville passed away March 22, 2011 at Greenville Health and Rehabilitation. Services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday in the Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Payne officiating. Interment will follow at Memoryland Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Friday at the funeral home.
Lynn was born June 26, 1920 in Cumby to John and Ruth (Lindley) Baker. He was the oldest of four children and was raised in Cumby. In 1940, he joined the Army and became a surveyor with the artillery divisioin. He was a career military man serving in World War II and the Korean War receiving twelve medals including the Bronze Star. He worked as an insurance salesman.
On September 5, 1974, he married Patricia Klein in Dallas, Texas. They have been very active in their churches at Orchard Hills Baptist Church in Garland and Highland Terrace Baptist Church in Greenville where they have been members for the past fifteen years.
After retirement, they spent much of their time together playing golf. Lynn also enjoyed fishing, watching sports on television and reading his Bible. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He loved the Lord and his family.
His survivors include his wife of Greenville; sons Glen Baker and wife Dessie of Burleson and John Baker and wife Debbie of Krum; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He also has three step-children Phillip Reeves and wife, Carol of Rockwall, Paul Reeves of Greenville, and Laura Rodgers and husband Craig of Wagner;
four step-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild; sister Marge Smith of Newark, Texas; and numerous other nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, son Lynn Baker, Jr., sister Naomi Foster, and brother John Baker.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
