Johnnie Baker Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Johnnie Baker, Jr. was born on January 4, 1932, to John Elza Baker and Georgia Irene (Nelms) Baker in Payne, Oklahoma. He passed from this life at his home on August 24, 2019, at the age of 87. Johnnie lived in Payne, Oklahoma his whole life. He was a graduate of the Lindsay Public Schools and a member of the First Baptist Church. He attended college at Oklahoma A & M for two years. Johnnie married the love of his life Ora Jean (Bull) Baker in Wilmington, California on June 27, 1953. He served in the United States Army from August 1953 until June 1955. During his time in service he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal. After leaving the army, Johnnie spent his life working on the family farm and ranch. Johnnie worked, and worked, and worked. All his work was for the family that he loved. In his later years, he loved to share stories. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Jean Baker, his children, J. Brent Baker, Kent “TK” Baker and wife Sara, Jana Lyn Everett and husband Stanley, his grandchildren, Jordan Eugene and wife Natalie, Casey Lyn and husband John, John Nicholas and wife Ali, Stephanie Melêtte, Katie Belle and husband Josh, and John Houston and wife Brenna, and his great grandchildren, Elijah Eugene, Ella Marie, Matthew Charles, Noah John, George Thomas, and John Douglas. He is preceded in death by his parents, John and Georgia Baker, his sisters, Vera Marie and Jannie Belle, and his brothers, Douglas, and Murray Wayne. The family will be accepting friends at the Boydston-Wilbourn Funeral Home on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 from 6:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. A Funeral Service to honor the life of Johnnie is set to begin at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Lindsay, Oklahoma. He will be laid to his final rest at the Green Hill Cemetery in Lindsay, Oklahoma following the service. Services are under the direction of Scott and Angel Wilbourn of Boydston-Wilbourn Funeral Home in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.boydstonfuneralhome.com To send a flower arrangement to the family of Johnnie Baker Jr., please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

Johnnie Baker Jr.

January 4, 1932 - August 24, 2019