Mr. Finis Wade Baker, age 58, of Dresden died January 7, 2011 at Regional Hospital in Jackson, TN.
Funeral service will be Sunday, January 9, 2011, at Murphy Funeral Home; 2:00 P.M. Burial to follow in East Side Cemetery in Martin. Visitation will begin at 11:00 A.M. on Sunday for three hours prior to funeral service at 2:00 P.M.
Mr. Baker is survived by his son, Brian Baker of Dyersburg, TN; his daughters, Christy Baker of Hornbeak, TN, Melissa East of Mason Hall, TN, Ruby Baker of Paris, TN; his sisters, Charlotte Gallimore of Dresden, Dorothy Baker of Newbern, TN, Betty Baker of Newbern, TN, Evelyn Hall of Trimble, TN; half-sisters, Melanie Beasley of Dyersburg, TN, Louise Samples of Dyersburg, TN, Ruby Robinson of Wellston, OK, Janet Schestz of Pinetop, AZ, Linda Pehm of Hendersonville, TN; half-brother, Bobby Baker of Chicago.
Mr. Baker was preceded in death by his parents, Hubart Baker and Norah Mae Hawks Baker; brothers, Charles Baker, Donald Baker and James Baker, sister, Bonnie Howerton.
Mr. Baker retired from World Color Corporation, Dyersburg, TN. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church.