Mary T. Baker

Monroe, NC Mrs. Mary T. Baker, 97, died Monday, December 25, 2006, in Autumn Care of Marshville. Mrs. Baker was born December 19, 1909 in Union County, and was the daughter of the late W. L. and Julia Smith Thomas. She was a retired teacher with the Union County Public Schools and a member of the First Baptist Church of Monroe. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, December 30, 2006, in the Gordon Funeral Chapel, officiated by the Rev. Sara Stubbs. Interment will follow in Lakeland Memorial Park. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph L. Baker, her brother, W .Earl Thomas and sister, Kathleen T. Haigler. Survivors include: sisters, Lola T. Brady of Monroe and Ruth T. Morris of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; nieces, Ann Jones of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Patricia R. Beattie and husband Mike of Oakwood, GA,. and Sandra K. Haigler and husband Gene Hessel of Lexington, KY; nephews, Kenneth E. Thomas and Wife Nancy of Monroe and Harry T. Haigler and wife Marie Anne of Irvino, CA; and several grand nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, 109 Morrow Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. The Baker family will receive visitors Saturday at 10:00 AM until the service time at Gordon Funeral Cremation Service. Online condolences may be made to www.gordonfuneralservice.com Published online on December 27, 2006 courtesy of Gordon Funeral Service, Inc. .