Ola Eeds Baker Mrs. Ola Eeds Baker, 82, a resident of Perry, passed away on May 17, 2008 in Perry.

"Ola B" was born on March 10, 1926, to the late Mr. Ennos Clyde and Ola Nash Eeds in Huttig, Arkansas.

She and her husband lived in Perry from 1962 to1970, and moved back here in 1989, having served in churches in Milton then Pensacola.

 Mrs. Baker received her Bachelors of Arts degree from Louisiana College and did post graduate study at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas where she met her husband, Rev. Glenn H. Baker.

She taught school in Arkansas for a short time; she also served as a Summer Missionary in New Mexico to the Spanish speaking community in 1950.

 Mrs. Baker was a member of the First Baptist Church of Perry, where she was Sunday School Teacher, past leader of the WMU, Keenage singer, and choir leader.

She served with her husband in the ministry for Christ for over 55 years in Florida.

 

Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Rev. Glenn H. Baker of Perry; two sons, Robert G. "Bob" Baker (Janet) of Huntsville, Ala., and William C. "Bill" Baker (Robyn) of Milton, Fla.; grandchildren, Faith Elizabeth Freeze (Shem) of Louisville, Ky. and James Robert "Robby" Glenn Baker of Huntsville, Ala.; and a step-mother, Roxie Moore Eeds and a brother L. Paul Eeds (Kitty) all of Shelby, N.C. A host of nieces and nephews and many good friends also survive her.

 

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 11 a.m. in the First Baptist Church of Perry. Interment will follow at Pineview Memorial Gardens in Perry. The visitation will be today, May 19, 2008, evening from 5 to 8 pm at First Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Family Life Center Building Fund at First Baptist Church P.O. Box 1119, Perry, Florida 32348, in memory of Mrs. Ola Baker.

Joe P. Burns Funeral Home of Perry (850-584-4149) is in charge of arrangements.
Published in the Tallahassee Democrat on 5/19/2008.