LILBURN AARON BAKER SR., 90, of Searcy, AR passed
away April 2, 2017
Lilburn was born June 4, 1926 in Liberty Hills, TX.
He attended Ranger High School in the Class of 1945
at Ranger, TX. Lilburn was a member of First Baptist
Church in Kensett. Lilburn was a WWII veteran; serving
in the U.S. Army. He was retired from Samuel Bingham
& served as a volunteer with the White County Medical
Center Auxiliary for 14 years.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Beatrice Harris
Baird and step-father Clifton Baird of Searcy, two step-
brothers, Clifton Baird Jr. of Beebe, AR, & Bill Baird
of Breckenridge, TX and his beloved wife of 69 years,
JoAnn Baker.
He leaves behind three sons, John E. Baker (Gale) of
Fence Lake, NM, Aaron Baker (Karen) of Rose Bud, AR, Ron
Baker (Terri) of Batesville, AR; nine grandchildren and
twenty great-grandchildren.
WIFE: JO ANN ROSENQUEST BAKER, 89 of Searcy, TX passed
away April 12, 2015, with interment at White County
Memorial Gardens.
She was born ib Oct. 20, 1925 in Sweetwater, TX. Jo Ann
was a member of First Baptist Church in Kensett. She
retired from Remington Rand. For the past fifteen years
she served as a member of the White County Medical
Center Auxiliary & loved her time spent as a volunteer.
She was preceded in death by her parents, J.A. & Ina
Rosenquest of Breckenridge, Texas and a brother, John
A. Rosenquest.
Left to cherish her memory is her beloved husband of
68 years, Lilburn Baker; three sons, John E. Baker
(Gale) of Fence Lake, NM, Aaron Baker (Karen) of Rose
Bud, AR, Ron Baker (Terri) of Batesville, AR; nine
grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren.