Fannie May (Parsons)& Donal Phillip Baker
Tombstone Photo
Silent Home Cemetery
Roll, Roger Mills County, OK

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Fannie May Parsons Baker

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Submitted by: Wanda Purcell

Fannie May Parsons Baker, 93, of Rt. 1, Durham, Oklahoma was born May 31, 1893 in North Carolina to James W. and Alice Parsons and passed away Wednesday, December 24, 1986 at the Abraham Memorial Home in Canadian, Texas following an extended illness.

In 1899 she came with her parents to western Oklahoma making their home in the Durham community.

On September 5, 1915, she and Donald Philips Baker were united in marriage in Durham.

In 1980, Mrs. Baker entered a Sayre Nursing Home and in 1983 moved to the Abraham Memorial Home in Canadian, Texas.

She had been a member of the Durham Church of Christ for a number of years.

Preceding her in death were her parents; one son, Guy; three grandchildren; two sisters and six brothers.

Survivors include her husband, Don of the home; three sons, Henry of Crawford, Oklahoma; Dale of Durham, Oklahoma; and Edward of Beaver, Oklahoma; thirteen grandchildren; thirty five great grandchildren; twelve great great grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were conducted Saturday, December 27, 1986 at 1:00 p.m. in the Durham Community Building with Arvia Willingham and Andy Eubanks officiating.

Interment followed in the Silent Home Cemetery, Roll, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service of Cheyenne.

Pallbearers were Donnie York, Thoral Shaw, Marion Owen, Donald Cockrell, Dewitt Hawkins and Gordon Thomas.

Honorary pallbearers were Robert Bachmann, Grant Godden, Andrew Garver, Mike Hawkins, Lawrence Beckel and Levi Sides.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Association.