Edythe M. Baker

West Bridgewater Edythe Merriam (Sewall) Baker, age 84 years, passed away at home Sunday. She was the wife of 56 years of John B. Jackson Baker of West Bridgewater. Born in Brockton, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Josephine-Ellen (Turley) Sewall. Mrs. Baker was a graduate of Richmond High School, Class of 1942, in Richmond, Maine. She had been a resident of West Bridgewater for the past 51 years. She was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II, achieving the rank of Yeoman First Class. She was King Lion for the Community Lions Club of West Bridgewater, as well as warden for the West Bridgewater town elections for 15 years. She was also a former member of Trinity Baptist Church in Brockton and was a current member of the Community Covenant Church in East Bridgewater. She enjoyed music, reading and was a lover of animals, especially the several dogs she owned through the years. In addition to her husband of 56 years, John B. Jackson Baker, she is survived by a daughter, Leslie A. Baker of Bridgewater; a son, John S. Baker of West Bridgewater; and a sister, Gladys A. Burns of South Dartmouth; as well as several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Baker was the youngest of eight children and is preceded in death by her other siblings. A funeral service will be held Saturday, Aug. 16, at 11 a .m. in the Community Covenant Church, 400 Pleasant St., East Bridgewater. Interment with military honors will be Monday at 10 a.m. at the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne. Visitation will be Friday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. in the Dahlborg-MacNevin Funeral Home, 647 Main St., Brockton. For additional information or to send a condolence, please visit www.d-mfh.com.