Joseph Lee “Joe” BAKER, Sr.

1944 - 2018  (74 years)

• Name	Joseph Lee “Joe” BAKER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1944	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina/Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina 860 Old Manning Road JOSEPH LEE BAKER SR. Posted Wednesday, January 2, 2019 6:00 am Joseph Lee Baker Sr., 74, husband of Barbara Ellen Cockerill Baker, died on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in Sumter. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late David Joseph Baker and Elizabeth Ward Baker. Mr. Baker attended Pine Grove Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was formerly employed by Goldkist and retired from Pilgrims Pride. He was an avid outdoorsman, loved fishing and loved his grandchildren. Surviving are his wife, Barbara; a daughter, Beverly Suggs (Kevin); three grandchildren, Gareth, Nathan and Everett; a brother, Ricky Baker (Cyndi); a niece, Kim Harrelson (Rhett); nephew, Carson; and a niece, Vikki Catoe (Ronnie); and great-nephew, Israel. He was preceded in death by a son, Joseph; an uncle and aunt, Leslie and Ruth Ward; aunts, Lillian Ward and Alice Graham; and a sister, Carolyn Stewart. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Pete Mixon officiating. Burial will be at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Cockerill, Newton Cockerill, Mickey Cockerill, Leroy Cockerill, Thomas Suggs and Warren Suggs. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Special Olympics of South Carolina, 109 Park Drive, Irmo SC 29063. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.  [1, 2, 6, 8]
  MILI	He was a U.S. Army veteran.  [6]
  Occupation	works at Williams Furniture  [8]
  _UID	34058BEEE7DF4D2181BDF2DF460ED3FE1AEF
  Death	30 Dec 2018	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	3 Jan 2019	Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, 2445 Old Manning Road, Sumter County, South Carolina   [6]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I189476	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	David Joseph BAKER,   b. 24 Sep 1913, Lee County, South Carolina d. 14 Jun 1967, State Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth/Elizabeth WARD,   b. 1924, Dalzell, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 17 Oct 1994, at her home (Age 70 years)
  _UID	CF28E3DD4B0845CFA44DC7581CB8C2B3772C
  _UID	CF28E3DD4B0845CFA44DC7581CB8C2B3772C
  Family ID	F128697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Beverly BAKER   2. Joseph L. BAKER, Jr.,   b. 1 Mar 1967   d. 1 Mar 1967, stillborn in Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F128700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2019

  
  

• Sources

  [S7640] Carolyn B. Stewart. [S12520] Elizabeth W. Baker. [S17749] Alice W. Graham. [S23234] Lillian Ward. [S26006] Mae M. Cockerill. [S26464] Joseph Lee Baker Sr. [S27554] Caesar Eugene Cockerill. [S2727] .