- Visitation
Thursday, November 30, 2023
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home in Collinsville, IL
- Service
Thursday, November 30, 2023
12:00 PM
Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home in Collinsville, IL
- Full Obituary
John G. Baker, 65, of Olive Branch, MS, passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, peacefully in his home surrounded by family.
He was born on March 3, 1958, in Granite City, IL, to Rosco Earl and Thelma Pauline (nee Cadwell) Baker. On February 26, 1983, he married the love of his life, Carrie Robinson, at Meadow Heights Baptist Church in Collinsville, IL.
John was a United States Air Force Veteran, where he served as a Staff Seargent. After serving his country John worked at Medtronic as a Quality Engineer before his retirement. John attended Mineral Area College after high school, receiving his Associate Degree. Later he attended SIUE, where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Business. After he and his family moved up to Goshen IN, he attended Indiana Wesleyan University where he received his Master's Degree in Business Administration.
In his free time John enjoyed building miniature scale models of ships and airplanes. He also loved to read about anything he could, which helped him excel at trivia. John and Carrie were both very active in the church no matter where they lived, they were also members of the South Branch Lions Club. There he held positions of Treasure, Secretary, President. He also held positions in the District Lions, as Zone Chair, and Cabinet Secretary. He received many awards in his 6 years of being a Lions Club member, and his dad, Earl Baker, served in his community Lions Club.
John loved his family above all else and was a devoted husband and father. He was insightful, caring, and at times, a jokester. He was a treasured husband, father, brother, and friend and will be dearly missed by all who knew him.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Pauline Baker; brother-in-law, Charles Douglas Lewis; and mother-in-law, Carolyn Robinson.
John is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Carrie Baker; children, Adam (Carrie) Baker, Ben (Andrea) Baker; siblings, Earline Lewis, Faye (Jerry) Wiles, Ramey Baker; nieces, nephews, and many loving friends.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to The Baker Family.
A memorial service for John will be held alongside the services for his mother-in-law.
Visitation: Thursday, November 30, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, at Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home in Collinsville, IL.
Memorial Service: Thursday, November 30, 2023, 12:00 PM, Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home, Collinsville, IL.
Clergy: Roger Wright
Interment and Military Honors: Friday, December 1, 2023, 11:30 AM, Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. [We will meet at the Jefferson Barracks Staging Lot in Sylvan Springs Park parking lot at 11:15 AM and leaving at 11:25 AM]
Kassly-Meridith Funeral Home, Collinsville, IL.
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