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Raymond Baker Obituary
Born on Aug. 29, 1932, in Bolivar, he was a son of Henry J. and Ella Mae Cossaboon Baker. On July 17, 1954, at the Obi Evangelical United Brethren Church, he married the former Rebecca L. Childs, who predeceased him on Sept.16, 2011.
Ray was a graduate of Bolivar Central School, Class of 1952.
At the time of his retirement, he was the Plant Manager for Fibercell Packaging LLC in Portville, where he had worked for many years.
He was a member of the West Clarksville Baptist Church where, at various times, he served as a lay minister and served on the board of trustees.
In his younger years, he was active helping to coach Babe Ruth League baseball and liked to bowl. He also enjoyed woodworking, the New York Yankees, Buffalo Bills and spending time with his family.
Surviving are four sons, R. Kieth (Linda) Baker of Sun City Center, Fla., David J. Baker of Syracuse, Gregg (Cheryl) Baker of Bolivar, and Scott L. Baker of Obi; two daughters, Yvonne (Rick) Hunt of Portville and Laura Mix-Rutherford of Montgomery, Ala.; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Thomas (Marcia) Baker of Olean; a sister, Gracie McCrea of Richburg; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to wife and parents, he was predeceased by two brothers, Henry and Charles Baker; and a sister, Margaret Weber.
Friends will be received at the West Clarksville Baptist Church, 9005 Daggett Hollow Road (County Route 5), West Clarksville, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday (Dec. 5, 2016) and from 10-11:00 a.m. Tuesday (Dec. 6, 2016) at which time funeral services will be held. The Rev. Wayne Hart will officiate. Burial will be in the West Genesee Cemetery, Town of Genesee.
Memorials may be made to the West Clarksville Baptist Church, P.O. Box 56, West Clarksville, NY 14786, The Hart Comfort House of Allegany County, 141 E. State Street, Wellsville, NY 14895 or to the SPCA Serving Allegany County, 1374 NY-19, Wellsville, NY 14895.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent at www.rinkerfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under direction of the Mark F. Rinker Funeral Home & Memorial Service, Inc., Cuba.
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Memories and Condolences
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Shawn, Ev, Ava, Lilly, Maddy, Marlie Baker
December 3, 2016
Uncle Ray! God Bless You and The Family! Your smile and continuous joy are greatly missed! I will always remember the great times of rabbit hunting near your place as a kid and how I also saw you at the family gatherings in Olean. Love and miss you Uncle Ray!
December 3, 2016
My thoughts and prayers to all.
April Kilbourn
December 3, 2016
I am so deeply sorry to hear of Raymond's passing, I got to know Raymond when he would come to Eden Heights to be with Rebecca! He was a very sweet, kind and loving person! My thoughts and prayers are with all of you!
Joree and Joe Tavano
December 3, 2016
So very sorry. Ray was a huge part of our life for the past 25 years. He was instrumental in leading me to the Lord. Spent a lot of time here laughing and crying sharing and ministering to us. We will miss him very much. Thoughts and prayers to you all. Love Joree and Joe
Virgil Dey
December 3, 2016
My heart felt condolence to the Baker family. Especially Tom and Marsha. How well I remember him from the Obi EUB Church. We all graduated from BCS, albeit he was six years older than I. "God, send comfort to the family."
Linda Howard
December 3, 2016
My sympathy to all the family. I was married to Helen Canfield Graves's son, Allen Howard. And as it is such a small world, I worked with Yvonnne's son, Ryan Hunt. Never knew of this connection. RIP Raymond.
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