Roy Baker

1. Full Name: Roy Cletus Baker Age: 83 Years Sex: M

2. Current address: Topeka

3. Date of death: Monday , April 21, 2003

4 Place of death: Topeka hospital

5. Cause of death:

6. Date of birth: March 2, 1920 Place of birth: Carbondale, Kentucky

6.b. Parents: Benjamin Franklin and Zonie Gower Baker

6.c. Years in current city/town:

7. Background: Mr. Baker had worked in the coal mines in Kentucky before entering the service. He later
worked as a truck driver from 1949 to 1956 and at the time of his retirement, worked for Marley Cooling Towers in
Olathe. He lived in Wellsville for several years, and later in Ottawa for several years before coming to Topeka in
1996. He served in the US Army Air Corps during WW2, and was a member of the Moose Lodge #555 in Topeka.

8. Relatives: Married to:

8.b. preceded in death by:
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Son: Tom Baker, Wellsville
Son: Ronnie Baker, Owensboro, KY
6: Grandchildren
4: Great-grandchildren
Companion: Lucille Kout, Topeka, KS


9. Service time, day, date, place: Services will be 11:00 am Thursday at Newcomer Family Funeral Home.
Cremation will follow.
10. Inurnment: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas

11. Visitation times, place: The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until service time on Thursday.

12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other:

13. Memorial contributions, if any: to the donor's choice

14. Funeral home in charge: Newcomer Family Funeral Home, 4020 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66606
Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.funeralchoice.com
Director: Fred Holroyd