Col. (ret.) John Frank Baker, 80, of Montezuma, Ga., passed away Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 at Flint River Hospital.Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at Montezuma United Methodist Church with the Rev. Nancylee Cater officiating. Mr. Baker lay in repose at the church one hour prior to the services. Interment followed in Bertha Dozier Memorial Park Cemetery in Montezuma.Mr. Baker was born March 29, 1929, in Leland, Miss., to the late John George Baker and Nona Wilsey Baker. He lived in Montezuma for the past 27 years. He was a colonel in the U.S. Army, serving in the Korea and Vietnam wars. He served in Thailand as an advisor to the Thai Army. He received two Bronze Stars and several commendation medals. He served as president of the Montezuma Downtown Development Authority. He was a member of the Montezuma Kiwanis Club and an airplane pilot in his spare time. He was a member of the Montezuma United Methodist Church.Survivors include his loving wife, Alice Flynt Baker of Montezuma, Ga.; brother and sister-in-law, William A. (Suzanne) Baker of Eustis, Fla., and close friend and caregiver, Kalandra Harris.He is preceded in death by his two daughters, Susan Alice Baker and Betsy Elizabeth Baker.
Col. (ret.) John Frank Baker, 80, of Montezuma, Ga., passed away Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 at Flint River Hospital.Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at Montezuma United Methodist Church with the Rev. Nancylee Cater officiating. Mr. Baker lay in repose at the church one hour prior to the services. Interment followed in Bertha Dozier Memorial Park Cemetery in Montezuma.Mr. Baker was born March 29, 1929, in Leland, Miss., to the late John George Baker and Nona Wilsey Baker. He lived in Montezuma for the past 27 years. He was a colonel in the U.S. Army, serving in the Korea and Vietnam wars. He served in Thailand as an advisor to the Thai Army. He received two Bronze Stars and several commendation medals. He served as president of the Montezuma Downtown Development Authority. He was a member of the Montezuma Kiwanis Club and an airplane pilot in his spare time. He was a member of the Montezuma United Methodist Church.Survivors include his loving wife, Alice Flynt Baker of Montezuma, Ga.; brother and sister-in-law, William A. (Suzanne) Baker of Eustis, Fla., and close friend and caregiver, Kalandra Harris.He is preceded in death by his two daughters, Susan Alice Baker and Betsy Elizabeth Baker.
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