Richard Lamar Baker

September 18, 1925 - February 6, 2018

Richard Lamar Baker of Rose Bud, Arkansas died on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at Unity Health White County Medical Center in Searcy Arkansas; he was 92. Mr. Baker was born on September 18, 1925, in Birdeye, Arkansas to Walter Baker and Daisy Gibbs Baker. He worked in maintenance and was retired from the Ford Tractor Company. Richard was an outdoorsmen, loved gardening and senior citizen dancing. Richard served his country during World War II in the US Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Daisy Baker, his wife Bonnie Sue Baker, sons Richard Lamar Baker Jr. and Jimmy Ray Baker, brothers, Curtis, Earl and Lonzo Baker and sisters Beatrice Baker and Virgie Lee Forrester. Survivors are his daughter, Carol Sue Vandon of Rose Bud, Arkansas, brother Virgil Baker of Mississippi, sisters, Clara Mae Byrd of Tennessee, Eunice Stout, of Mississippi, Martha Coley of Florida, Marjorie Ruth Green of Michigan, grandchildren Christel Baird and husband Thomas of Batesville, Mississippi, and Cheri Foster and husband Don of Rose Bud, Arkansas, and two great-grandsons Drake and Kolt Foster. Visitation will be held at Kernodle Funeral Home on Saturday, February 10th, 2018 from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. with funeral services following at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Akin Cemetery near Vanndale, Arkansas. Kernodle funeral home is in charge of Arrangements. You may sign an online guestbook at www.kernodlefh.com.