Wilmoth Henry Baker Jr.

Wilmoth Baker Obituary

Wilmoth Henry Baker Jr. Wilmoth Henry Baker Jr., 78, a pharmacist and owner of Baker's Pharmacy, died Sunday, April 30, 2006. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen S. "Kitty" Baker. The service will be at 2 p.m. EDT Saturday at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, with burial at Oakland Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. EDT Friday at the chapel of Strong & Jones Funeral Home (850-224-2139). Sigma Pi Phi Boule' Alpha Zeta Chapel Omega Services will be at 7 p.m. EDT Friday and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Omega Services will follow at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Both services will be at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Wilmoth H. Baker to St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, 1405 Melvin St., Tallahassee, FL 32301. He was born in Chicago and moved to Tallahassee in his youth. He moved from Tallahassee to attend school at Wilberforce College and served in the U.S. Army. He married Kathleen Starke on June 26, 1952. He returned to Tallahassee in 1957 and had lived here since. He was a member of St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church where he served as a greeter and was a member of Men of the Church at St. Michael. He was a member of the William Gunn Medical Society; National Pharmaceutical Association; Florida State Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association; Florida State Pharmaceutical Association; Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce; the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and many other organizations. He was a former member of Frontiers International. Other survivors include a son, Wilmoth H. Baker III, M.D. (and Pamela) of Tallahassee; two daughters, Sherre Baker Alexander and Yolonda B. Card (and David) of Raleigh, N.C.; two sisters, Barbara B. Boardley of Tallahassee and Jacqueline Haynes Pride of Gary, Ind.; seven grandchildren, Winfred Bryan Alexander II of Flint, Mich., Clemontina Kathleen Alexander of Raleigh, Wilmoth Baker IV, Ginger Wendolyn Baker, Lindsey Paige Baker and Pepper Jewel Baker, all of Tallahassee; India Anese Card of Raleigh; a devoted caregiver, Dorothy Hayes Bryant of Tallahassee; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

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Published by Tallahassee Democrat on May 4, 2006.

Memories and Condolences
for Wilmoth Baker

9 Entries

TONYA LONG

May 9, 2006

I APPRECIATE ALL YOU DID WHILE I WAS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR BUSINESS, YOU ALWAYS TREATED ME AS SOMEONE MORE THAN AN EMPLOYEE

Monica Muldrow-Brooks

May 8, 2006

I am so sorry for your loss. I will always remember going to Baker's Pharmacy as a child and feeling so welcome. I also remember the ice-cream and the toys. There was always the human element. I also remember growing up and getting medication filled there. I had to drive across town but the drive was always worth it. The service was always the best.

Charles Hall

May 7, 2006

Extending my sympathy..I learned of Mr Baker's death on 5-7-06..please forgive me for not personally paying my respect..Chief was my mentor for which I am thankful..Love to the family

Fletcher Gibson

May 6, 2006

We Were sorry to hear of your lost. our thoughts and prayers are with you at this your time of sorrow. Many are, as am I, eternally grateful to Mr. Baker and Baker's Pharmacy for the guidance and leadership provided to us during our young professional careers as Pharmacy Interns and Registered Pharmacist. We say to Mrs. Baker, Sherre, Billy and Yolanda comfort each other and trust in God, He will see you thru this, your time if sorrow. "Chief" would have it no other way.

Fletcher Gibson and Family

Herbert (Shubie) Thompson

May 5, 2006

Mr. Baker was a true Christian gentleman who opened his home to a couple of kids from Daytona Beach years ago.

May God bring comfort and blessings to Mrs. Baker, Sherre, Billy and Yolanda and know that Mr. Baker will live on in the hearts of all he touched.

Dee Benjamin and Family

May 4, 2006

To Mrs. Baker and Family,

Know that Mr. Baker fought a good fight, he has finished his course and he kept the faith. Now he is resting in the arms of our "Heavenly Father". Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. With heartfelt sympathy.

Karyn King-Vaughn

May 4, 2006

Mr. Baker was a true pillar in our community. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. and Mrs. Baker for giving me my first real job at age 15. Working at Bakers helped me develop a work ethic that resonates with me today. Look to God for the peace that only He can give during the days ahead. May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Love Karyn King-Vaughn

Eddie & Juanita (Jefferson) Cook

May 4, 2006

Family members,

Your love one is absent from the body but present with the Lord. I met Mr.Baker in 1979 when I came to Tallahassee to enroll in the graduate program in the College of Pharmacy at FAMU. Mr. Baker gave me an opportunity to work in his pharmacy and get the necessary hours that I needed. Mr. Baker was a very kind, caring & compassionate

person.

Haywood and Kellean Williams

May 4, 2006

May God bless you in your time of sorrow. Keep looking up for your help comes from the Lord. He is able to wipe all your tears. "Don't let nothing shake your faith in God." He filled alot of our prescriptions. We missed him when he closed the store and now we will surely miss him dearly.

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