| DATELINE: BAKERSVILLE, NC CHARLES SAMUEL BAKER
Charles Samuel Baker, age 87, of Baker Lane Bakersville, NC, passed away July 3, 2003,
at Spruce Pine Community Hospital. A native of Mitchell County, NC he was the son of the
late George and Eleanor Teague Baker. He was a veteran of the US Army where he served with
Signal Corps in Iceland. Mr. Baker enjoyed farming and working on on Baker family history.
Mr Baker was the Great Great Grandson of David Baker which was the first settler in
Bakersville, NC, and for whom Bakersville, NC was named. Mr Baker was a member of
Bakersville Baptist Church, and a graduate of Appalachian State Teachers College, in
Boone, NC. Survivors include; Sisters - Mary Morgan, of Bakersville, NC, Lucille Kirby, of
King, NC, and Louise Ferguson, of Bakersville, NC, Several Nieces and Nephews. Funeral
Services will be conducted Saturday, July 5 - 2PM in the chapel of Henline - Hughes
Funeral Home, with the Reverend Billy Stewart officiating. The family will receive friends
one hour prior to the service and interment will follow the service in Bakersville
Memorial Cemetery. Henline - Hughes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. |
