This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Baker, White, Stratton, Oei, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gBB.2ACI/2907 Message Board Post: WILLIAM BAKER William Douglas Baker, 75, Oakwood Estates, died Saturday, Sep-tember 1, 2001 at his residence. Born April 12, 1926 in Mercer County, he was the son of the late James Abraham and Francis Lorraine White Baker. He was a retired Corning Glass Works employee where he worked for 30 years. He was a farmer, an avid motor scooter rider and fisherman. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in World War II and the Korean Conflict and was a life member of the VFW and American Legion. He was a member of the Harrodsburg Baptist Church, a member of the Faith, Hope and Love Sunday School Class and a senior deacon. He was an associate member of the First Baptist Church in Fort Myers Beach, FL and a member of the Adult Sunday School Class. Survivors include: his wife, Buena Sallee Baker, Harrodsburg; one son, Ronnie Maurice Stratton, Daytona Beach, FL; four brothers, James Baker, Harry Arnold Baker, Robert Lee Baker and Kenneth Howard Baker, all of Lexington; two sisters, Francis Baker Taylor and Ernestine Oei, both of Lexington; three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Joey Douglas Baker. Funeral services were held. Tuesday, September 4, at the Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home with Dr. Robert DeFoor and Rev. Monia Safley officiating. Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mark Stratton, Michael Stratton, Tim Ellis, Myron Ellis, Chad Ellis and Ronnie Bailey. Honorary bearers were members of the Faith, Hope and Love Sunday School Class. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Heritage Hospice, PO Box 1213, Danville, KY 40422; Harrodsburg Baptist Foundation, PO Box 286, Harrodsburg, KY 40330 or to one’s favorite charity. (HH Thu Sep 6, 2001)