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Gene Baker

Gene Baker
Gene Baker

Floyd Gene Baker was born the son of George Baker and Ruth (Tyree) Baker on January 14, 1956, in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, and departed this life December 30, 2013, at University of Arkansas for Medical Science, in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the age of 57 years.

He is survived by one daughter, Tiffany Baker of Jacksonville, Arkansas; one sister, Marilynn Vanderveen of Thayer, Missouri; one nephew, Randy Denton of Thayer, Missouri; his riverboat family; and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, George Baker; his mother, Ruth Kellett; and nephew, Wesley Baker.

Gene was a graduate of Couch High School and a Veteran of the United States Air Force.

He started a career on the towboats as Deckhand in 1983, working for Southern Towing Company of Memphis, Tennessee. Gene worked his way up through the ranks, earning the position as Chief Engineer of the Motor Vessell Dennis Collins in 2007.

He enjoyed the outdoors, especially the sport of hunting deer, turkey and squirrels.

Gene attended Jeff Church of Christ and will be remembered as a kind and caring man, a devoted father, and loving brother. He will truly be missed by his family and many friends.

Funeral services will be Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel in Thayer with Erman Croney officiating.

The family will receive friends at the Funeral Home Chapel in Thayer on Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

Burial will be in the Thayer Cemetery with services under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc. in Thayer.

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3 Comments

  1. Bo Hill
    January 2, 2014 @ 3:40 pm

    I didn’t know Gene outside of work u couldn’t ask for better person are a better worker he will greatly be missed in the river industry!!!

  2. Richard King
    January 2, 2014 @ 8:14 pm

    My memory of Gene goes back to our schools days at Couch School and hauling hay together during the summer. As far as I ever knew he was a kind and gentle man that I considered a friend, though we were not able to see each other much as we grew older.
    Somehow his passing seems to leave a empty space in my heart for those days long ago that we spent together in school.
    My thoughts and prayers to his family. I know he will be missed by all.

  3. Truman, Linda and Dalin Combs
    January 2, 2014 @ 10:02 pm

    We’re so saddened for the loss of such a good neighbor. We will miss getting to look forward to his arrival home from the riverboat every few weeks. A kind and caring man who will be greatly missed by many.