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7-21-10 — May 23, 1927-Jul. 3, 2010
Oather Edwin ³Ed² Baker, age 83. of Monticello, Ky., passed away Saturday, July 3, 2010 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Ky..
He was born May 23, 1927 in Somerset, Ky.; the son of the late James Logan and Cora (Slaven) Baker.
He was united in marriage to Fern Kantroth who preceded him in death.
In 2003 he married Neta Frye Shrum who survives him.
He is survived by one son-James Edwin (Lavida) Baker of Texas; three sisters-Stella Eason, Eula Taylor, and Mary Barron all of Somerset, Ky.; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four step children, and nine step grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son-James Robert ³Bobby² Baker; one grandson-Cainen Baker; two brothers-Willie and Ira Baker; and three sisters-Obel Adams, Wilma Turpin, and Ina Pearl Baker.
He served two years in the Army, from 1945 -1946 and was a long-time member of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 105. He retired from the South Kentucky RECC where he worked as a serviceman.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Bro. Danny Bell and Bro. Dennis Walker officiating..
Burial was in the Elk Spring Cemetery. Full military honors were performed by the DAV Chapter 105.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to: DAV Chapter 105, 508 Hwy. 3106, Monticello, KY 42633.
Marvin S. Hicks Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.