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Submitted: 4/1/20 • Approved: 4/1/20 • Last Updated: 4/4/20 • R291728-G291727-S3
Laymon Lee
December 5, 1925-November 13, 2008
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Eddie Dail
September 10, 1929-July 13, 2005
Loving memories will live forever
*Obituary for Laymon
Laymon L. Baker, 82, of Andrews passed away Thursday November 13, 2008 at a Nursing Home in Big Spring.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Reggie Baker of Odessa, Texas will officiate. Burial will be in Andrews North Cemetery under the direction of McNett Funeral Home.
Mr. Baker was born December 5, 1925 in Greenville, Texas. He served in the US Army during World War II and received three Purple Hearts. He married Eddie Dail Payton August 8, 1946 in Big Spring, Texas. He worked as a milk man for several years while living in Stanton. In 1965 they moved their family to Andrews and opened Baker Shoes and operated it until 1984.
He loved to go fishing with his wife, and he loved to hunt as well. He enjoyed wood working and he was a past member of the Andrews Rotary Club and Andrews Chamber of Commerce.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Eddie Dail Baker in 2005 , one brother Billy Baker and one Grandchild.
He is survived by three daughters - Alice Buttross of Edmond, Oklahoma; Linda Thomson of Rotan, Texas, and Sheila Matthews of Arlington, Texas; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Source: McNett Funeral Home.
*Obituary for Eddie Dail
Funeral services for Eddie Dail Baker, 75, of Andrews will be 10:00 AM Friday, July 15, 2005 at McNett Funeral Home Chapel in Andrews with Rev. Reggie Baker of Temple Baptist Church of Odessa officiating. Burial will follow in the Andrews North Cemetery.
She went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at her residence in Andrews.
She was born September 10, 1929 in Stanton, Texas to Frank Russell Payton and Nannie Pearl Payton Shelburne. She attended Stanton High School, and she married Laymon Lee Baker on August 4, 1946 in Big Spring. They moved to Andrews in 1965 from Stanton. They owned and operated Baker Shoe Service in Andrews from 1965 - 1984. She loved to fish, sew, cook, play dominos, puzzles, and cards. She was a lifetime member of Royal Neighbors of America and was a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by her parents; 1 daughter: Mary Dailee Williams in 2002; and a grandson: Laymon Bryan Morris in 1986.
She is survived by her husband: Laymon L. Baker of Andrews; 3 daughters: Alice Buttross of Edmond, Oklahoma; Linda Thomson of Rotan, and Shelia Matthews of Arlington; 9 grand- children; and 4 great grandchildren.
To register, send condolences, or view the obituary, go to www.mcnettfuneralhome.com.
Source: McNett Funeral Home Andrews, Texas
Contributed on 4/1/20 by neldapat
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