Arvil Lee (Joe) Baker Jr., 56, of Oliver Springs Rt 2, died Oct 24 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

Mr. Baker had worked as a carpenter for the Tennessee Valley Authority at the Watts Bar Plant for about 10 years. He had also worked for several area companies before his employment at TVA. He was a member of the Carpenter's Union Local No. 74 in Chattanooga.

Mr. Baker, a native of Arkansas, was the son of the late Suvilla Reynolds and Arvil Lee Baker Sr. His family moved to Oak Ridge in 1942 where his father operated Baker's Barber Shop in Jackson Square.

Mr. Baker, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, served in the Air Force during the Korean War. He moved to Oliver Springs about 30 years ago. His hobbies were fishing and woodworking.

Survivors include his wife, Betty Jo Stripling Baker, three daughters and sons- in-law, Delores and Tommy Bird of Williamsburg, Ky.; Debbie and Dayton Brandon of Harriman, and Margo Baker of Oliver Springs; a sister, Katherine Frye of Norwood; three grandchildren; a niece and four nephews.

Funeral services were held Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Oak Ridge. Burial was in Oliver Springs Cemetery. Weatherford Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.

The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the Leukemia Society of America, 301 S. Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 117, Nashville, TN 37211.

Source:
Clinton Courier News
31 Oct 1990