April 11, 81, Pikeville
Joe Wayne (Tony) Baker, 81, of Pikeville passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. He was born November 30, 1935 in Greene County to the late Joe Wyatt Baker and Loty Parker Baker. He is the widower of the late Mollie Ellen Phillips Baker and was also preceded in death by a son Tony Ransom Baker. Funeral Services will be held at Casey Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, April 13th at 7:00 pm with the Reverend Dennis Pollock officiating. The committal service will be conducted Friday, April 14th at 10:00 am in the Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery.
He is survived by sons and daughters-in-law: Ronnie Wayne Baker and wife, Kay of Pikeville, and Douglas (Sambo) Gary Baker and wife, Pamela of Goldsboro; daughters and sons-in-law: Mary Ellen Baker of Pikeville, Gloria Baker and James Lane of Fremont, Teresa Baker of Kenly and Rose Marie Baker Voss and husband, Joel of New Bern; 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 5:00pm until 7:00pm Thursday, April 13th at Casey Funeral Home Chapel, and other times at 958 Gurley Dairy Road.